Senior Director, Global Clinical Development, Neuroscience

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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 — transforming the lives of patients and the careers of those who do it.

Position Summary

The Clinical Development Lead sits within Clinical Development, which is a global organization dedicated to the effective design and execution of drug development. Clinical Development drives clinical development strategy and is responsible for the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials.

• CDLs are matrix leaders and managers who lead, develop, motivate, and achieve results through teams; demonstrate a commitment to the development of a resilient attitude, embrace change, and have an unwavering commitment to our People Strategy.
• Serves as the clinical point of accountability for the Development Team and is responsible for the overall clinical development plan for asset(s) in one or more indication(s)/tumor type(s).
• Ensures studies are aligned with target label indications and are designed to meet regulatory, quality, medical, and access goals.
• Serves as a matrix leader and direct manager to Clinical Trial Physicians (CTPs).

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the clinical contribution to the development of each indication strategy, including registrational and non-registrational studies, with support of CTPs and Clinical Scientists.
• Responsible for managing clinical trial physician(s); attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, and ensuring appropriate training and mentoring.
• May serve as CTP as necessary.
• Accountable in partnership with the Clinical Scientist for the design, execution, and analyses of each study led by the CTPs and CSs.
• Accountable for clinical content for CSRs, regulatory reports, briefing books, and submission documents.
• Champions a quality-focused mindset and ensures adherence to GCP and compliance obligations for clinical conduct.
• Represents Clinical Development in both internal and external forums as the consulted authority for the disease area, including within Business Development function.
• Partners with Worldwide Patient Safety physicians in the ongoing review of safety data.
• Serves as the (co-)leader of the cross-functional Clinical Development Team.
• Provides clinical leadership and disease area expertise into integrated disease area strategies.
• Partners closely with KOLs in specific indications.
• Serves as Primary Clinical Representative in regulatory interactions.
• Evaluates strategic options against a given Target Product Profile (TPP).
• Collaborates with Global Development Operations/Global Compliance Group to develop asset-level risk management plan.
• Sets executional priorities and partners with CTP and CS to support executional delivery of studies.
• Accountable for top-line data with support of CTP, CS, and Statisticians.

Qualifications & Experience

• MD required with a deep understanding of the clinical principles of the area of interest or equivalent therapy area knowledge.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in the design and execution of multiple clinical trials.
• Able to synthesize internal and external data to produce a clinical strategy.
• Able to ensure that the clinical program will result in a viable registrational strategy.
• Able to assess personnel needs, translate into a hiring strategy, and lead hiring efforts.
• Verifiable track record of successful people management and development, or leadership in a matrix team.

Key Competencies

• Demonstrated excellent skills in clinical development strategy, including the clinical components of regulatory submission(s).
• External focus to understand trends in the disease area treatment paradigms and ability to build relationships with external partners and thought leaders.
• Partner and interact with colleagues from Early Development to assure a seamless transition into late-stage development (Phase II–III trials).
• Ability to lead and develop a group of CTPs to ensure scientific and technical excellence of clinical development programs.

Travel

Domestic and international travel may be required.

Compensation

• Cambridge Crossing: $350,780–$425,060.
• Madison — Giralda — NJ — US: $313,200–$379,524.
• Princeton — NJ — US: $313,200–$379,524.
• Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available.

Benefits

• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing programs (BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, EAP).
• 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.
• Flexible time off, 11 paid national holidays, and additional paid leaves of absence.
• Up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Summer hours flexibility for eligible roles.
• Annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Day.