Scientific Associate Director - Toxicology

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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 at  Nonclinical Safety (NCS), within Nonclinical Research and Biotherapeutics, is responsible for designing and implementing overall nonclinical safety strategy to support the development and eventual marketing approval and post‑marketing safety for the breadth of the BMS portfolio in oncology, hematology, cardiovascular disease, fibrosis, immunology and neurology.

Located in any of our sites (New Brunswick, Lawrenceville, Princeton, NJ; San Diego, Brisbane, CA; Cambridge, Mass; Seattle, WA) NCS members work with discovery and development colleagues, as well as health authorities across the country and the world, to bring innovative and impactful medicines to patients around the globe. Level dependent on experience.

In the role as a Project Toxicologist
, the ideal candidate is responsible for the oversight of the nonclinical safety evaluation programs for selected drug candidates.

Responsibilities include:

assisting in the proper design and timely reporting of toxicity studies (GLP/nonGLP), acting as a Nonclinical Safety representative on early‑ and late‑stage project development teams, providing scientifically and strategically sound nonclinical development plans to management and development teams, interacting with regulatory agencies worldwide on issues of nonclinical safety, writing and critically reviewing submission documents such as CTD sections for INDs and NDAs, and participating in discussions with internal development teams and/or regulatory agencies to address safety findings and provide safety assessments.

The role also involves evaluating, proposing, and applying new scientific methodology to enhance scientific excellence and/or productivity in Nonclinical Safety, working collaboratively across disciplines to identify, characterize, and resolve target/compound based toxicities, representing BMS in external scientific and regulatory collaborations, committees and consortia, gaining broad‑based exposure to the various functional areas within Nonclinical Safety, collaborating with the Discovery organization to help evaluate toxicity of drug candidates, ensuring compliance with Good Laboratory Practice, standard operating procedures, and study protocols in conducting nonclinical studies, and embracing BMS Core Values to create an atmosphere of scientific excellence, open communication, and creativity.

• Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of academic / industry experience
• Master's Degree and 12+ years of academic / industry experience
• PhD and 8+ years of academic / industry experience

• 10+ years regulatory toxicology/development experience
• Knowledge of biochemical and mechanistic toxicology, immunology, pharmacology, biology of disease, and/or experimental pathology. Experience designing and interpreting in vitro and in vivo studies exploring mechanisms of toxicology involving biochemical, immunological, functional, molecular, and/or structural endpoints
• Effective written and oral communication skills, especially as they pertain to writing clear, accurate documents and presenting data
• Individual must be able to manage multiple research activities, provide and accept input on data interpretation, foster a spirit of team effort, and be…