Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology provides strategic and scientific leadership for clinical pharmacology activities across drug development programs. The role leads the planning and execution of clinical pharmacology strategies, including PK/PD and model-informed drug development approaches, and oversees development and delivery of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics plans aligned with compound strategy.

As a member of Clinical Pharmacology leadership and cross-functional program teams, the Senior Director influences development strategy and decision-making while fostering a collaborative, high-performing learning environment. The role represents the department in cross-functional teams, governance forums, health authority interactions, regulatory submissions, and internal and external initiatives. It also provides leadership and mentorship to CP&P staff and contributes to administrative and business-development activities.

The position is based in Princeton, New Jersey, and is identified as hybrid in the posting’s #LI-Hybrid tag. The listed compensation range is $239,860–$290,656. Eligible employees may receive discretionary cash and stock incentives and participate in comprehensive benefits, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility.

Requirements

• MS, PhD, or PharmD in a relevant field, or a PharmD with post-doctoral training.
• Approximately 10+ years of experience with demonstrated progression in Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.
• Extensive expertise in the general drug development process and in small-molecule and/or biologic drug property characterization.
• In-depth knowledge of current practices and issues in Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for reporting and delivering scientific presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to manage a team of CP&P scientists and provide mentorship and guidance to staff and the CP&P function.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, an expanded sphere of influence, and stakeholder-management skills in a matrix environment.

Nice To Haves

• Programming experience, such as NONMEM, R, WinNonlin, SAS, or Splus.
• Quantitative data analysis, population PK/PD, and data visualization skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor other Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics (CP&P) leads and scientists as appropriate.
• Be responsible and accountable for clinical pharmacology strategy across all phases of development.
• Represent the Clinical Pharmacology department on cross-functional disease strategy teams and relevant governance forums.
• Provide input to Phase 2/3 clinical study design and registrational strategy.
• Supervise development of Clinical Pharmacology Plans.
• Supervise the design of clinical pharmacology studies and manage data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• Drive portfolio or compound decision-making and strategy through effective partnership with senior leaders.
• Lead collaboration on cross-functional drug development teams, regulatory submissions, and departmental initiatives; serve as a Clinical Pharmacology subject matter expert.
• Represent the department in interactions with health authorities and serve as a Clinical Pharmacology subject matter expert.
• Oversee internal initiatives and represent the department on external initiatives.
• Work with Business Development teams and provide expertise to assess external acquisitions.
• Create therapeutic-area-level departmental objectives, hire and retain talent, and maintain budgets.
• Independently serve as the CP&P lead for one or more assets in the BMS drug development program.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• Paid company holidays; the posting specifies 11 for eligible groups.
• Depending on eligibility, paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer-hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
• Eligible employees may receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
• Potential eligibility for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior