Sr. Clinical Trial Physician, Neuroscience

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words typically associated with a job, but at Bristol Myers Squibb they are part of the everyday experience. This region describes work across departments, from optimizing production lines to breakthroughs in cell therapy, with opportunities to grow and thrive alongside high-achieving teams.

Bristol Myers Squibb supports balance and flexibility with a variety of benefits, services and programs. Read more:

Position Summary / Objective

• Serves as a primary source of medical accountability and oversight for multiple clinical trials
• Matrix management responsibilities across the internal and external network
• Manages Phase 1 – Phase 3 studies, with demonstrated decision making capabilities
• Provides medical and scientific expertise to cross-functional BMS colleagues

Position Responsibilities

Medical Monitoring

• Contributes to and is a key member of a high performing Study Delivery Team (SDT) and may be a member of the Clinical Development Team (CDT)
• Leads medical data review of trial data, including eligibility review
• Holds responsibility for site interactions in partnership with the Clinical Scientist (CS) for medical questions and education (including safety management guidelines)
• Holds responsibility for assessment of key safety-related serious adverse events in partnership with Worldwide Patient Safety and oversees safety narratives
• Leads collaboration with CS and inputs into protocols, providing medical strategic oversight in protocol development (input on inclusion/exclusion and other safety-related clinical considerations)
• Fulfills GCP and compliance obligations for clinical conduct and maintains all required training

Clinical Development Expertise & Strategy

• In collaboration with the Clinical Development Lead, designs and develops clinical plans and protocols with a strong strategic focus based on knowledge of asset/drug, disease area and relevant science to meet regulatory and disease strategy targets
• Provides oversight and medical accountability for a group of studies
• Leads the analysis of benefit/risk for clinical development protocols in a matrix team environment working with Clinical Scientists (CS)
• Partners with CS to support executional delivery of studies (e.g., site activation, enrollment status, and adjudication for protocol violations, significant and non-significant deviations)
• Identifies and builds relationships with principal investigators; cultivates thought leaders for inputs on emerging science in drug and biomarker research, disease knowledge, and study design
• Maintains a strong medical/scientific reputation within the disease area; demonstrates in-depth knowledge of etiology, natural history, diagnosis, and treatment and keeps up with literature
• Keeps abreast of development and regulatory issues related to other compounds and how our portfolio fits into the competitive landscape
• Provides ongoing medical education in partnership with collaborating Clinical Scientists to support protocol-specific training for the study team and investigators

Health Authority Interactions & Publications

• Contributes to and serves as medical point of expertise in key Health Authority interactions and advisory board meetings as Senior Clinical Trial Physician
• Authors/drafts clinical content for CSRs, regulatory reports, briefing books and submission documents in partnership with CSs

Degree Requirements

• MD required (or x-US equivalent)

Experience Requirements

• 5 or more years of Industry experience and/or clinical trials experience is required

Key Competency Requirements

• Ability to communicate information clearly and lead presentations in scientific and clinical settings
• Subspecialty training in applicable therapeutic area desired
• Expertise in the scientific method to test hypotheses, including statistical design, analysis, and interpretation
• Expertise in drug development process
• Expertise in the components needed to execute an effective clinical plan and protocols
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment

Travel Required

Domestic and International travel may be required.

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