Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. Position Summary The Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist, is a key partner and strategic advisor to Medical Safety Assessment Physician (MSAP)/Safety Management Team (SMT) Chair to characterize conditions for safe use of BMS medicines and proactively communicate safety evidence to influence decision-making for assets in development and marketed products by evaluating and mitigating risks. The Associate Director independently performs core signal detection activities and elevates program or portfolio issues impacting key SMT programs, priorities, resources, and milestones. He/ She leads safety data review meetings (SDRMs) and ensures pharmacovigilance regulatory compliance. Duties & Responsibilities Signal Detection/Management & Safety Surveillance * Drives core signal detection and assessment activities, in partnership with the SMT Chair, throughout product life cycle (including review of safety-related literature and quantitative signal detection). Demonstrates strong capability in using a wide range of tools/data sources to assess safety concerns, enabling informed decision-making and proactive risk management. * Leads SDRMs by reviewing and evaluating clinical data to support signal detection. Appropriately escalates issues impacting key SMT activities, milestones, and documents to the SMT Chair, demonstrating sound judgment and strategic awareness. * Drives the strategy and execution for signal evaluation (e.g., case-series, literature review, health authority/claims databases), promotes cross-functional collaboration, authors comprehensive signal reports with clear preliminary conclusions, and ensures timely tracking, stakeholder engagement, and documentation within the signal management system. * Executes strategy and provides strong medical writing for safety and risk management sections of aggregate safety documents (eg, DSUR, PBRER, PADER). * Executes strategy, analyzes data, and writes ad hoc responses to health authorities (including supporting local markets in responding to risk management-related queries from local HAs), and mentors less experienced scientists in this area. Clinical Development Product Support * Leads the preparation, review, and strategic input for safety sections in key clinical trial documents, such as protocols, clinical study reports (CSR), investigator brochures (IB) including reference safety information (RSI), informed consent forms (ICF), and contraception language. * Represents Patient Safety and supports safety strategy preparation at internal and external meetings (pre-submission, Advisory Committees, Scientific Advice, data monitoring committee, publications, etc. ). Submission Planning & Postmarketing Product Support * Executes on the safety strategy for regulatory filings, including contributing to safety strategy, key safety messages, and risk management approaches. Reviews and authors safety sections of marketing authorization applications (MAA), including safety table shells, Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS), Summary of Clinical Safety (SCS),...