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
• 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