Translational Medicine Associate Director, Neurology

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Reporting to Senior Scientific Director Translational Medicine, the TM Associate Director will be part of the late stage TM group. The individual will be responsible for TM and clinical biomarker activities to support drug development programs in multiple diseases in neurology including but not limited to Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease. This individual will have the opportunity to assume biomarker lead responsibilities, such as serving as biomarker representative on study teams, setting up biomarker plans for individual trials and ensuring appropriate collection and timely analysis and reporting of final biomarker data. The individual will also be responsible for answering key TM questions related to the assigned assets and diseases via collaboration with TM laboratory team and/or academic thought leaders. The successful candidate will have prior therapeutic area and clinical experience in biotech/pharma organizations interacting with project teams, clinical research physicians, statisticians, computational biologists, contract research organizations and translational scientists to deliver science that supports the development of medicines to patients in need. The starting compensation for this job is a range from $159,000 to $220,000, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility). The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation is decided based on demonstrated experience. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Careers site. Eligibility for specific benefits listed in our careers site may vary based on the job and location.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Keeps up-to-date on relevant scientific/technical literature in order to applying external knowledge to internal research programs as appropriate and acts as a subject-matter expert within the team to critically evaluate the literature regarding the asset and disease biology
• Designs and implements program-specific biomarker/translational plans, responsible for aiding in creation of clinical protocols, SAPs, SOWs, lab manual, and interfacing with CRO for execution of services, in conjunction with Biospecimen Operations and Procurement.
• Supports regulatory submissions and regulatory interactions as needed
• Maintains timelines for biomarker data related publication through interaction with Medical Communications and Publication team as needed
• Prepares and delivers internal and external translational/biomarker presentations
• Manages clinical biomarker data delivery and analysis and associated timelines by working with relevant internal functions and CROs;
• Determines appropriate assays and vendors for clinical biomarkers, and manages outsourcing of biomarker assay development and validation partnering with Translational Sciences colleagues when applicable
• Participates in post-hoc biomarker analysis and publication efforts
• Works with TM laboratory scientists and academic TLs to address nonclinical translational questions

Skills/Knowledge Required

• Proven scientific/leadership expertise (working in teams, mentoring people, managing projects)
• Recognizes cross-functional issues and communicates within the larger organization. Provides expert guidance to multi-disciplinary teams and senior management. Has a track record of delivering results, driving continuous improvements, and building effective cross-functional networks.
• Accurate and detailed record keeping
• Prioritizes risks and implements contingency plans
• Experience in interacting with CROs and TLs to manage projects and timelines
• Ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Accountable for timelines and deliverables
• Excellent organizational skills
• Communicates regularly; prepares and delivers presentations within the department, to governance and senior leadership bodies, and externally as requested
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of drug discovery and development, especially late stage development
• Experience in activities required for and related to clinical trial initiation, maintenance and completion

Education:

Ph.D., and 5+ years of academic or biotechnology/pharmaceutical clinical experience, minimum 3 years of clinical biomarker experience. Candidate must be a rigorous, detail-oriented scientist, with excellent record keeping and organizational skills. Must be a highly flexible, results oriented, independent self-starter who enjoys working in a fast paced dynamic environment.

Functional/Scientific/Technical Skills:

• Broad knowledge of multiple functional technologies.
• Subject matter leader.
• Functional area expert with skills, theoretical knowledge and experience to apply scientific direction and approach to projects and problems.
• Contributing to research program and business.
• In-depth understanding of function as it relates to project.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Recommends department level strategic decisions.
• Manages and/or coordinates workflow on projects.
• Interpret results.
• Completes technical assignments by designing, executing and interpreting complex experiments.
• Apply diverse scientific knowledge to assignments.
• May lead scientifically on cross functional assignments.
• Development of research tools.

Discretion/Latitude:

• Helps design operational strategies consistent with department goals.
• Provides input and makes recommendations to research strategies.

Creativity and Problem Solving:

• Identify & solve multi-faceted challenges.
• Identify risks.
• Recognizes problems and is able to recommend and develop appropriate solutions from prior experience, literature, or collaboration.
• Contributes ideas and develops/presents a scientific case (or position) inside and outside department/group.

Teamwork and Influence:

• Directly impacts the achievement of workgroup/team goals.
• Represents workgroup/team or department on multi-disciplinary or cross functional teams.
• Work across departments.
• Communicates with cross functional team.

Organizational Impact:

• Able to conceptualize broad impact of research programs and personal activities in terms of site.
• Impact is achieved by driving team efforts.
• Direct impact on departmental performance.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Provides directions
• Thinks strategically
• Leads courageously
• Structuring and staffing
• Champions change
• Networking

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