Director, Patient Safety Science Capabilities

Biopharma Careers; Alabama; On-site; USD 218,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Wellbeing Programs

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb seeks a Director of Patient Safety Science Capabilities to lead global safety science efforts, deliver risk management strategies, and support SMT activities across therapeutic areas. The role focuses on pharmacovigilance excellence, regulatory compliance, and strategic safety initiatives.

The position requires a senior scientific background, extensive industry experience, and proven line management capabilities, with travel up to 5–10%.

Qualifications

• Health science degree required; advanced scientific degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of pharma industry experience in global safety risk management.
• Line management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety science capabilities and plan programs with TA leads.
• Oversee global safety science teams and SMT support.
• Ensure pharmacovigilance, signal detection, and risk management activities meet global regulations.
• Provide guidance on risk management planning and pharmacovigilance activities.

Skills

Pharmacovigilance

Signal detection

Risk management

Team leadership

Cross-functional

Education

Health science degree

Advanced degree (PharmD/PhD/MD)

Job description

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 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/Responsibilities

General 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.

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: T he 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.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With 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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 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

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 [e-mail] . Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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