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Employer:       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Position:          Pharmacovigilance Scientist (ref.# 7842)

Location:         5 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940

Duties:  Support Medical Safety Assessment Physician (MSAP) leading signal detection activities for a product's emerging safety profile. Prepare and write PV sections of aggregate safety documents such as DSUR (development safety update report) and PBRER (periodic benefit-risk evaluation report) and analyze data for the RSI (reference safety information) section of the IB (investigator’s brochure).  Write and analyze data for ad hoc responses to health authorities, with oversight. Document signal by Safety Topic Review/ Signal Report. Analyze data and prepare documentation to support label updates for assigned products, with oversight. Support Safety input for regulatory product labeling. Support the EU QPPV (qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance) or other regional or local Qualified Person for safety issues relating to assigned products. Utilize knowledge of product goals, strategy, drug development stage milestones, partnership agreement, HA (health authority) commitments, and individual functional area responsibilities. Utilize knowledge of medical concepts, safety activities in drug development and post marketing and global safety health authority requirements; medical-scientific data from a broad range of disciplines such as clinical trial laboratory data, nonclinical data, post marketing reports, scientific literature, and regulatory documents. Perform core surveillance activities, signal assessment according to the product stage of development for multiple compounds, with oversight. Lead Safety Data Review Meetings (SDRM) in the review and evaluation of clinical data to support signal detection. Appropriately elevate issues impacting key SMT (senior management team) activities, milestones, and documents to the SMT Chair. Contribute to specified PV sections of the DSURs, PBRERs and safety data query responses to HAs including coordination and integration of input from other functional groups, as needed to support responses to ad hoc queries. Perform periodic review and summary of pertinent safety-related literature and analysis of pre-determined core signal data. Execute strategy for signal evaluation such as case-series, literature review, and HA/ claims database. Partner with SMT Chair on the evaluation & management of signals emerging from any data source. Author the Safety Topic Review/Signal Report and tracks signals for other means of communication. Perform the review and evaluation of SARs for inclusion in the IB RSI (reference safety information), including presentation to SMT to ensure alignment. Author the IB RSI table, for less complex products. Author documentation to support safety labeling updates to ensure labeling adequately reflects the emerging post marketing safety profile. May work remotely 2-3 days per week within normal commuting distance of Madison, NJ.

Requirements: Master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry, pharmacy or a related field plus 4 years of post-baccalaureate experience or in alternative bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry, pharmacy or a related field plus 6 years of post-baccalaureate experience Experience must include the following skills: signal detection, safety database fluency, and aggregate report authoring. The required skills do not need to be maintained over the full term of required experience.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $145,917/year – 197,417/year, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

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Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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