Executive Director, Medical Safety Assessment, Therapeutic Lead, Neuroscience

Bristol Myers Squibb

Executive Director overseeing medical safety assessments and safety physician team at Bristol Myers Squibb. Delivering strategic oversight and evaluating safety for neurological therapeutic areas.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timePrinceton • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $334,860 - $405,769 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic oversight & delivery of medical safety assessment for assets in therapeutic area (TA) by effective management of safety physician team.
Oversee safety activities and benefit-risk strategies for assigned compound(s)/ program(s) and chair the product/TA Safety Management Team (SMT).
Oversee, Review, and Approve aggregate safety review documents as well as safety sections of relevant clinical trial documents and regulatory filings.
Oversee team in evaluation & management of signals emerging from any data source.
Guide strategy for signal evaluation (eg, case-series, literature review, HA/ claims database).

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD/equivalent required.
Postgraduate qualification or experience in internal medicine, immunology, oncology, or related specialty desirable.
7+ years in pharmacovigilance (PV) or relevant pharmaceutical or biomedical field (eg, Medical, Clinical, Regulatory) is strongly preferred.
Management experience is strongly preferred.
Other relevant experiences & accomplishments considered, such as roles in clinical research, observational research & clinical practice experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical safety assessmentsafety activitiesbenefit-risk strategiesaggregate safety reviewsignal evaluationcase-series analysisliterature reviewdata source managementregulatory filingsclinical trial documentation

Soft Skills

strategic oversightteam managementleadershipcommunicationevaluationguidancecollaborationdecision-makingproblem-solvingorganizational skills

Certifications

MDpostgraduate qualification in internal medicinepostgraduate qualification in immunologypostgraduate qualification in oncology