Position Summary

The Senior Global Trial Associate contributes to the operational execution of clinical studies to ensure delivery on time, within budget, and of high quality in compliance with ICH/GCP, Regulatory Authorities' regulations/guidelines, and applicable SOPs/WPs. The Sr. GTA participates on one or more cross-functional study team(s) and/or performance and quality oversight of one or more Contract Research Organization (CRO) teams and vendors. He/She primarily works on routine to complex projects/trials at varying stages and supports multiple complex trials as needed with moderate to minimal supervision.

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities involve a combination of execution and oversight, dependent on the sourcing model, to ensure deliverables and may include, but are not limited to the following:

Project Management 

• Manages the development and/or collection of study level documentation & support Global Trial Lead (GTL) in ensuring eTMF accuracy & completion of for all studies

• Provides operational input and facilitates operational processes as an SME in support of the startup, maintenance, and closure of studies.

• Uses performance metrics and quality indicators to assist the Global Trial Lead (GTL) in driving study execution. 

• Proactively Identifies risks and develops/implements action to avoid or mitigate.

• Resolves routine problems and escalates important issues appropriately (with a sense of urgency). 

• Actively contributes as a key functional member on cross-functional teams.

Study/Project Planning and Management​

• Provides and support input to study level tools and plans while working with moderate to minimal supervision.

• Independently performs core GTS tasks and escalates/pushes back/delegates appropriately.

• Actively contributes to study meetings by leading some components.

• Contributes to oversight of the required country regulatory (e.g., CTA, MoH) and country/site IRB/IEC approvals/notifications.

• Flexibility to work on various trials at varying stages/complexity with minimal guidance as needed.

• Understands strategy and decision making at program level and their impact on the studies.

• Ability to contribute to initiatives for process development and improvement.

• Ability to assess a situation and identify path forward with the appropriate resources.

• Understands interdependencies of tasks assigned.

• Manages vendors and site payment processing and tracking.

• Facilitate the maintenance of study budget tracking tools and reconciles invoices with overall contract/budget and finance reports.

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS in relevant discipline strongly preferred.

• Minimum 2-4 years’ experience in Clinical Research or related work experience. Global experience is preferred.

• Experience in the use of industry Clinical Trial Management Systems and Clinical Trial Master File Systems.

• Knowledge of ICH/GCP, regulatory guidelines and directives, and the drug development process.

• Knowledge of clinical research budgets including processing and tracking of site and vendor payments is preferred.

• Working knowledge of project management preferred.

• Travel required less than 5%.

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Compensation Overview:

Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $103,560 - $125,495
Princeton - NJ - US: $103,560 - $125,495

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
 

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 Protocol

BMS 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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

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