Director, Clinical Scientist - Early Clinical Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Princeton, NJ 08540
About the Job
Working with UsChallenging. 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 rich in diversity. 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.Director, Clinical Scientist, Early Clinical Development (Hematology, Oncology & Cell Therapy)Position SummaryPartners with Clinical Scientist TA Lead to plan, lead, and advance programs and talent. May serve as a delegate of Clinical Scientist TA Lead as needed.Partners with the Early Clinical Development physicians accountable for the assigned program(s); supports activities required to develop clinical plan. Defines and standardizes best practices and development opportunities for the clinical scientist team.Builds a collaborative, supportive learning environment.Successfully leads, plans, and executes trial level activities for multiple trials with minimal to moderate level of supervision.Duties/Responsibilities:
• Leads/manages a team or complex scope of work to ensure high quality delivery of innovative protocols, data package, and consistency across programs.
• Maintains an advanced understanding of the status of all trial activities within assigned Program(s).
• Provides scientific and clinical leadership to support the team; provide program/study/therapeutic area/skills training to team members.
• Contributes to resource planning activities for team.
• Accountable for the performance and professional development of Clinical Scientist team (direct and matrix) where applicable.
• Leads proactive risk identification and mitigation plans; provides progress reports and risk assessment updates.
• Reviews, audits, and presents data and information to internal leaders and external investigators.
• Serves as a key cross functional collaborator; represents the Clinical Scientist function on Development Teams and in various process improvement initiatives and/or cross functional activities.
• Collaborates to support incoming asset and/or business development activities (i.e., due diligence). Author/review abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for external publications.Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Advanced knowledge of GCP/ICH, drug development process, study design, statistics, clinical operations.
• Advanced ability to analyze, interpret, and present data.
• Advanced knowledge and skills to support program specific data review, trend identification, data interpretation.
• Advanced knowledge of indication, therapeutic area, compound(s), competitive landscape and health authority requirements.
• Ability to self-supervise and act independently to identify/resolve program level issues.
• Proficient critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making skills.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, including medical writing, presentations to large groups, facilitation of interactive discussions and 1:1 discussion with internal and external thought leaders.
• Strong leadership presence.
• Demonstrated ability to embed quality within culture.
• Exhibits confidence and professional diplomacy, while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.
• Promotes a culture of scientific excellence, multidisciplinary problem solving and collaboration, teamwork, consistency, flexibility, execution, quality and effective communication.
• Anticipates needs, assesses and manages business and organizational risks.Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:10+ years of experience in clinical science, clinical research or equivalent, and 2+ years of Phase I experience. Experience and demonstrated proficiency in managing direct/indirect employees and leading teams.Domestic and International travel may be required (15 - 25%).The starting compensation for this job is a range from $182,000-244,000 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. 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 our BMS Career Site.Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplementalhealth insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing CareersWith a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.On-site ProtocolBMS has a diverse 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.BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to
• Leads/manages a team or complex scope of work to ensure high quality delivery of innovative protocols, data package, and consistency across programs.
• Maintains an advanced understanding of the status of all trial activities within assigned Program(s).
• Provides scientific and clinical leadership to support the team; provide program/study/therapeutic area/skills training to team members.
• Contributes to resource planning activities for team.
• Accountable for the performance and professional development of Clinical Scientist team (direct and matrix) where applicable.
• Leads proactive risk identification and mitigation plans; provides progress reports and risk assessment updates.
• Reviews, audits, and presents data and information to internal leaders and external investigators.
• Serves as a key cross functional collaborator; represents the Clinical Scientist function on Development Teams and in various process improvement initiatives and/or cross functional activities.
• Collaborates to support incoming asset and/or business development activities (i.e., due diligence). Author/review abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for external publications.Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Advanced knowledge of GCP/ICH, drug development process, study design, statistics, clinical operations.
• Advanced ability to analyze, interpret, and present data.
• Advanced knowledge and skills to support program specific data review, trend identification, data interpretation.
• Advanced knowledge of indication, therapeutic area, compound(s), competitive landscape and health authority requirements.
• Ability to self-supervise and act independently to identify/resolve program level issues.
• Proficient critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making skills.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, including medical writing, presentations to large groups, facilitation of interactive discussions and 1:1 discussion with internal and external thought leaders.
• Strong leadership presence.
• Demonstrated ability to embed quality within culture.
• Exhibits confidence and professional diplomacy, while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.
• Promotes a culture of scientific excellence, multidisciplinary problem solving and collaboration, teamwork, consistency, flexibility, execution, quality and effective communication.
• Anticipates needs, assesses and manages business and organizational risks.Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:10+ years of experience in clinical science, clinical research or equivalent, and 2+ years of Phase I experience. Experience and demonstrated proficiency in managing direct/indirect employees and leading teams.Domestic and International travel may be required (15 - 25%).The starting compensation for this job is a range from $182,000-244,000 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. 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 our BMS Career Site.Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplementalhealth insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing CareersWith a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.On-site ProtocolBMS has a diverse 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.BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to
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