Associate Director, Business Risk Lead (EU)

Bristol Myers Squibb; Denham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Associate Director, Business Risk Lead (EU) to join the Trial Risk and Integrity Management (TRIM) team in Uxbridge, UK. You will lead end-to-end quality risk management to protect patient safety and trial integrity on a global scale, turning data into decisions and influencing across R&D Quality and Global Drug Development Operations.

With 8+ years in clinical trial operations or GCP compliance, you will drive risk-based innovation, mentor colleagues, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in clinical trial operations and/or GCP compliance.
• Experience leading risk management across global programmes.
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality risk management end-to-end to protect GCP compliance and trial integrity.
• Turn clinical data analytics into actionable insights for senior leaders.
• Influence cross-functional teams across R&D Quality and Global Drug Development.
• Manage risk across processes, programmes, regions, and suppliers.
• Coach and develop team members to foster a culture of Quality Excellence.

Skills

Clinical trials

Risk management

Influence without authority

Data visualization

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (life sciences preferred)

Advanced degree

Job description

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Bristol Myers Squibb | Global Drug Development | Trial Risk & Integrity Management

What if your expertise could protect the integrity of clinical trials and the patients depending on them?

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we're on a mission to transform patients' lives through science. And behind every successful clinical trial is a team of brilliant people making sure the work is done right, done safely, and done with integrity. That's where you come in.

We're looking for an Associate Director, Business Risk Management Lead (EU) to join our Trial Risk and Integrity Management (TRIM) team in Uxbridge, UK - a role where your instinct for risk, your passion for quality and your ability to influence people at every level will directly shape the future of clinical research.

This isn't just a compliance role. It's a leadership platform.

You won't be ticking boxes or writing reports that gather dust. You'll be the person who sees risks before they become problems and who builds the culture, the tools, and the confidence across teams to stay ahead of them. You'll work at the intersection of science, strategy, and people, touching global clinical programmes that matter.

Here's What That Looks Like In Practice

• You'll lead quality risk management end-to-end - identifying, assessing, and mitigating the risks that could threaten GCP compliance, clinical trial delivery and inspection readiness. Your work will directly protect patient safety and trial integrity on a global scale.
• You'll turn data into decisions - using clinical data analytics and performance monitoring systems to spot trends, surface insights, and equip senior leaders with the evidence they need to act with confidence.
• You'll influence without authority - partnering across R&D Quality, Global Drug Development Operations, Regional Clinical Compliance, and beyond. Your ability to connect, align, and inspire cross-functional teams will be your greatest tool.
• You'll think globally, act locally - managing risk across processes, programmes, studies, regions, countries, suppliers, sites, and investigators. You'll ensure the right risks reach the right people at the right time.
• You'll build a culture people feel proud of - championing Quality Excellence and Inspection Readiness not as a mandate, but as a mindset. You'll coach colleagues, mentor new team members, and make risk management feel like a business enabler, not a burden.

What's in it for you?

• Real impact, real visibility. You'll sit within BMS's broader Risk Governance structure, giving you direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making. Your recommendations won't disappear into a committee - they'll shape how clinical operations run globally.
• A seat at the table for innovation. You'll lead risk-based innovation and education efforts. If you have ideas about how clinical risk management should evolve, this is a place where those ideas are welcomed and acted upon.
• Career growth baked in. With 8+ years of experience, you're ready to lead and this role stretches you further. You'll manage complex, multi-layered projects, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and develop the skills that open doors at the highest levels of clinical development.
• A team that actually collaborates. Cross-functional, global, matrixed - yes, it sounds complex, but it means you'll never work in a silo. You'll build relationships across geographies and disciplines, growing a professional network that lasts a career.
• The BMS difference. We're a company that genuinely believes in putting patients first. When you're doing this work here, every risk you mitigate, every process you improve, and every team you empower connects back to a patient who needs a therapy to work.

You're likely a great fit if…

• You have 8+ years in clinical trial operations and/or GCP compliance and you're known as a go-to expert in risk management within your organisation.
• You're comfortable in complexity - navigating global matrices, managing multiple priorities, and keeping your cool when stakes are high.
• You can walk into a room of mixed audiences - from scientists to senior executives - and communicate risk in a way that lands and drives action.
• You lead through influence, not hierarchy, and you take genuine pride in helping others grow.
• You're data-fluent you love a good trend, know how to visualise insights, and can translate numbers into narratives that move people.
• You hold a Bachelor's degree (life sciences preferred) and an advanced degree? Even better.
• Occasional travel required - because some of the best conversations still happen in person.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn't perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https //careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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