Scientific Associate Director

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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.

Position Overview

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.
• Assists in the proper design and timely reporting of toxicity studies (GLP/nonGLP), including single- and repeat-dose toxicity, investigative toxicity, and other toxicity studies as required.
• Act as a Nonclinical Safety representative on early- and late-stage project development teams.
• Provides scientifically and strategically sound nonclinical development plans to management and development teams.
• On an as-needed basis, interacts with regulatory agencies worldwide on issues of nonclinical safety evaluation.
• Writes and critically reviews submission documents, such as CTD sections for INDs and NDAs, IBs, PIPs, briefing books to support clinical trials and drug registration globally.
• Participates in discussions with internal development teams and/or regulatory agencies to address safety findings and provide safety assessments.
• Evaluates, proposes, and applies new scientific methodology to enhance scientific excellence and/or productivity in Nonclinical Safety. Works collaboratively across disciplines to identify, characterize, and resolve target/compound based toxicities.
• Represents BMS in external scientific and regulatory collaborations, committees and consortia.
• Gains broad-based exposure to the various functional areas within Nonclinical Safety with an opportunity to perform independent research as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the Discovery organization to help evaluate toxicity of drug candidates.
• Ensures compliance with Good Laboratory Practice, Standard Operating Procedures, and study protocols in conducting nonclinical studies, when applicable. Ensures compliance with all company/departmental policies, particularly those relating to animal welfare and safety.
• Embraces/demonstrates BMS Core Values to create an atmosphere of scientific excellence, open communication, and creativity in order to maximize productivity.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of academic / industry experience

or

• Master's Degree and 12+ years of academic / industry experience

​or

• PhD and 8+ years of academic / industry experience

Plus 6+ years of leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, and 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 able to work well with others.
• Ability to interpret and apply available toxicity data to assess relative risk or hazard to humans.

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Compensation Overview:

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into