Director, Patient Safety Scientist

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Position Summary The Director, Patient Safety Scientist, is a key partner and strategic advisor to Medical Safety Assessment Physician (MSAP)/Safety Management Team (SMT) Chair to characterize conditions for safe use of BMS medicines and proactively communicate safety evidence to influence decision-making for assets in development and marketed products by evaluating and mitigating risks. The Director, Patient Safety Scientist i ndependently performs core signal detection activities and elevates program or portfolio issues impacting key SMT programs, priorities, resources, and milestones. The Director leads safety data review meetings (SDRMs) and ensures pharmacovigilance regulatory compliance. Duties & Responsibilities Signal Detection/Management & Safety Surveillance Develops or co-develops the global safety strategy in partnership with the SMT Chair, overseeing signal detection and assessment across the product lifecycle for multiple complex compounds. Utilizes advanced tools and diverse data sources to investigate safety concerns, enabling proactive risk management and informed decision-making. Leads execution for signal evaluation (e.g., case-series, literature review, health authority/claims databases), promotes cross-functional collaboration with authors for comprehensive signal reports, develops clear preliminary conclusions, and ensures timely tracking, stakeholder engagement, and documentation within the signal management system. Develops strategy and provides strong medical writing for safety and risk management sections of aggregate safety documents (e.g., DSUR, PBRER, PADER). Develops strategy, analyzes data, and writes ad hoc responses to health authorities (including supporting local markets in responding to risk management-related queries from local HAs), and mentors less experienced scientists in this area. Clinical Development Product Support Leads the preparation, review, and strategic input for safety sections in key clinical trial documents, such as protocols, clinical study reports (CSR), investigator brochures (IB) including reference safety information (RSI), informed consent forms (ICF), and contraception language. Represents Patient Safety and supports safety strategy preparation at internal and external meetings (pre-submission, Advisory Committees, Scientific Advice, data monitoring committee, publications, etc.). Submission Planning & Postmarketing Product Support In partnership with the SMT Chair, co-develops safety strategy and input for regulatory filings, including the formulation of safety strategy, key safety messages, and risk management approaches. Provides expert oversight and authorship of safety sections on marketing authorization applications (MAA), including safety table shells, Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS), Summary of Clinical Safety (SCS), clinical overview, briefing documents, and initial product labeling (USPI, CCDS, SmPC). Leads cross-functional responses to ad hoc regulatory safety requests (e.g., 120-day safety updates), proactively sourcing and interpreting safety data to evaluate the impact of emerging safety issues on the product’s benefit-risk profile. Provides expert analysis and strategic input, analyzes data, and authors documentation as needed to support safety labeling updates to adequately reflect emerging postmarketing safety profile. Supports the EU QPPV or other regional/local QP for safety issues on assigned products. Risk Management Planning & Execution Creates strategy for creation and update of the EDSR to proactively characterize emerging safety concerns during asset development, support Structured Benefit Risk, and define the strategy for Company Core Risk Management and gaining alignment with SMT/governance, including collaboration with Epidemiology on risk minimization effectiveness, non-interventional research (NIR) activities for post-authorization safety studies (PASS). Provides strategic leadership and is accountable for the development and maintenance of global and EU Risk Management Plans (RMPs), including understanding of in-licensing arrangements or pharmacovigilance agreements that may impact risk management activities. Leads and oversees the creation and revisions to core additional Risk Minimization Measures (aRMMs) and additional Pharmacovigilance Activities (aPVAs) globally and locally. Provides guidance to local markets and vendors for complex (e.g., Pregnancy Prevention Programs, Controlled Distribution Programs) and non-complex aRMMs (e.g., educational materials). Department Activities Oversees a global team of safety scientists and risk management experts within the assigned therapeutic area. Leverages automation and innovation tools into day-to-day work. Drives digital change initiatives, including management of stakeholder expectations and overcoming resistance. Uses multiple data sources and AI generated outputs to support decisions. Supports preparation for regulatory inspections and audits as a subject matter expert through proactive evaluatio