Position SummaryThe Director, Patient Safety Science Capabilities is a strategic leader responsible for setting direction and developing scientific support teams, who partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver safety science support across therapeutic areas for signal detection, safety data review, Safety Management Team (SMT) support, and risk management.
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.
Duties/ResponsibilitiesGeneral Product Scientific Support
- Partner with fellow Therapeutic Area (TA) Leads and the Head of Patient Safety Sciences to plan, lead, and advance programs and talent.
- Oversee scientific capabilities teams globally.
- 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 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 guidance risk management planning and the development and implementation of Global/EU/Local Market Risk Management Plans (RMPs), additional risk minimization measures (aRMM), and additional pharmacovigilance activities (aPVA).
- Oversight of the development, maintenance, and availability of signal detection and analytic tools and resources.
- Provide expertise and guidance to teams supporting authoring safety sections/safety deliverables to ensure consistency and compliance with current requirements.
Cross-Functional Activities
- 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).
Leadership and Team Development
- 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.
Qualifications- Health science related degree required. Advanced scientific degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD) preferred.
- 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 signal detection, DSUR, PBRER, and Risk Management Planning.
- This position requires up to 5-10% of travel.
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Compensation Overview:Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $217,520 - $263,577
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee's work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:
- 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.
*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.
On-site ProtocolBMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
