Director, Therapeutic Area Lead, Patient Safety Science

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

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About The Position

The Patient Safety Science Therapeutic Area Lead will be responsible for leading and managing a team of scientists within a therapeutic area in the Worldwide Patient Safety organization. This critical role involves ensuring the safety of our medicines through effective pharmacovigilance, pharmaco-epidemiology, and risk management strategies. The role will oversee both pre-marketing and post-marketing product support, ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance safety science processes.

Requirements

• Health science related degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience, with significant experience in global pharmaceutical safety risk management.
• Line management experience is required.
• Thorough understanding of global pharmacovigilance regulations, particularly with respect to DSUR, PBRER, and Risk Management Planning.
• Exemplary leadership skills with proven ability to foster partnerships within a functional area and across organizational boundaries.
• Effective leadership capability in building high-performance teams, particularly across a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including in challenging and ambiguous situations.
• Creative thinker with exceptional listening and analytical skills.
• Skilled at being adaptable/flexible and managing multiple demands and shifting priorities.
• Effective time management and comfortable handling risk and uncertainty.
• Ability to handle conflict, read situations quickly, and find common ground for achieving cooperation and resolution.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced scientific degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with fellow Therapeutic Area (TA) Leads and the Head of Patient Safety Sciences to plan, lead, and advance programs and talent.
• Oversee a team of safety scientists and risk management experts globally within the assigned TA.
• Oversee resources to ensure adequate support to Safety Management Teams (SMTs) for monitoring and managing the emerging safety profile, risk identification, and risk planning of products.
• Ensure the availability of analytic support resources for MSA in evaluating the safety profiles of BMS assets.
• Mentor individuals and teams in aspects of project management, SMT requirements, core signal detection, safety data/Health authority queries, and risk management planning.
• Provide strategic guidance regarding the development and implementation of Global/EU/Local Market Risk Management Plans (RMPs), additional risk minimization measures (aRMM), and additional pharmacovigilance activities (aPVA).
• Oversee the development, maintenance, and availability of signal detection and analytic tools and resources.
• Provide expertise and guidance to teams authoring safety sections/safety deliverables to ensure consistency and compliance with current requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise for process improvement and cross-functional initiatives for Safety Science, including SOPs and Procedural Documents.
• Drive interactions with key line functions in support of safety activities between Safety Science and Stakeholders.
• Establish, cultivate, and maintain external relationships with key partners within BMS and thought leaders.
• Represent BMS safety science interests in external groups (regulatory bodies and pharmaceutical industry trade associations).
• Facilitate skill development by coaching others and sharing expertise.
• Provide team members with regular and constructive performance feedback.
• Build a collaborative, supportive learning environment and ensure high-quality delivery of pharmacovigilance activities.
• Ensure timely information is provided to drive accurate decision-making within a designated TA.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.
• All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree