Senior Clinical Trial Physician, Alzheimer's Disease (Cognition)

About the position

The Senior Clinical Trial Physician sits within Clinical Development, which is a global organization dedicated to the effective design and execution of drug development. Clinical Development drives clinical development strategy, design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary source of medical accountability and oversight for multiple clinical trials
• Matrix management responsibilities across the internal and external network
• Manages Phase 1 - Phase 3 studies, with demonstrated decision making capabilities
• Provides medical and scientific expertise to cross-functional BMS colleagues
• Contributes to and is a key member of a high performing Study Delivery Team (SDT) and may be a member of the Clinical Development Team (CDT)
• Leads medical data review of trial data, including eligibility review
• Holds responsibility for site interactions in partnership with the Clinical Scientist (CS) for medical questions and education (including safety management guidelines)
• Holds responsibility for assessment of key safety-related serious adverse events in partnership with Worldwide Patient Safety and oversees safety narratives
• Leads collaboration with CS and inputs into protocols, providing medical strategic oversight in protocol development
• Fulfills GCP and compliance obligations for clinical conduct and maintains all required training
• In collaboration with the Clinical Development Lead, designs and develops clinical plans and protocols with a strong strategic focus
• Provides oversight and medical accountability for a group of studies
• Leads the analysis of benefit/risk for clinical development protocols in a matrix team environment
• Partners with CS to support executional delivery of studies
• Identifies and builds relationships with principal investigators and thought leaders
• Maintains a strong medical/scientific reputation within the disease area
• Keeps abreast of development and regulatory issues related to other competitive or relevant compounds
• Provides ongoing medical education in partnership with collaborating Clinical Scientists
• Contributes to and serves as medical point of expertise in key Health Authority interactions and advisory board meetings
• Authors/drafts clinical content for CSRs, regulatory reports, briefing books and submission documents

Requirements

• MD required (or x-US equivalent)
• 5 or more years of Industry experience and/or clinical trials experience is required

Nice-to-haves

• Subspecialty training in applicable therapeutic area desired
• Ability to communicate information clearly and lead presentations in scientific and clinical settings
• Expertise in the scientific method to test hypotheses, including statistical design, analysis, and interpretation
• Expertise in drug development process
• Expertise in the components needed to execute an effective clinical plan and protocols
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment

Benefits

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care
• Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Financial well-being resources and a 401(K)
• Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support
• Work-life programs including paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility
• Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave
• Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources
• Tuition reimbursement and a recognition program