Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Bristol Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

9d • $239,860 - $290,656 • 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 (MIDD) approaches, and oversees 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 and fosters a collaborative, high-performing learning environment.

Requirements

• MS, PhD, or PharmD in a relevant field, or a PharmD with post-doctoral training.
• Approximately 10 or more 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.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, an expanded sphere of influence, and stakeholder management in a matrix environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor other Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics (CP&P) leads as appropriate.
• Lead and be 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-level decision-making and strategy through effective partnership with senior leaders.
• Lead collaboration on cross-functional drug development teams, regulatory submissions, and departmental initiatives, serving 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.
• Manage administrative deliverables, including therapeutic-area departmental objectives, hiring and retention, and budgets.
• Manage a team of CP&P scientists and provide mentorship and guidance to staff and the CP&P function.
• 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.
• Flexible Time Off without a set accrual limit for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• 11 paid company holidays each year.
• Eligible employees may receive 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.
• Depending on employee category and location, paid vacation or optional holidays may be provided.

What This Job Offers

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