Senior Director, Global Clinical Development (Oncology)

About the role

The Senior Director, Global Clinical Development leads the clinical development strategy, design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials. They are responsible for the clinical contribution to the development of each indication strategy, including registrational and non-registrational studies, with support from Clinical Trial Physicians (CTPs) and Clinical Scientists (CS).

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the clinical contribution to the development of each indication strategy, including registrational and non-registrational studies, with the support of the CTPs and Clinical Scientists (CS) within the asset and/or indication.
• Responsible for managing clinical trial physician(s); attracting, developing and retaining top talent; ensuring appropriate training and mentoring of clinical trial physicians.
• Serves as the (co-)leader of the cross-functional Clinical Development Team.
• Evaluates strategic options against a given Target Product Profile (TPP).
• Collaborates with Global Development Operations/Global Compliance Group to develop asset level risk management plan, resolves issues with Quality/CS, and raises to DT as needed.
• Provides clinical leadership and disease area expertise into integrated disease area strategies.
• Partners closely with KOLs in specific indications.
• Serves as Primary Clinical Representative in Regulatory interactions.
• Represents Clinical Development in both internal and external forums as the consulted authority for the disease area, including within Business Development function.
• Serves as the clinical point of accountability for the Development Team and is responsible for the overall clinical development plan for asset(s) in one or more indication(s)/tumor type(s).
• Serves as the clinical point of accountability for the Development Team and is responsible for the overall clinical development plan for asset(s) in one or more indication(s)/tumor type(s).

Requirements

• MD required with a deep understanding of the clinical principles of the area of interest or equivalent therapy area knowledge.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience Requirements: CDL has demonstrated leadership in the design and execution of multiple clinical trials (e.g. significant experience as a senior clinical leader), and exhibits all of the following attributes:
• Able to synthesize internal and external data to produce a clinical strategy.
• Able to ensure that the clinical program will result in a viable registrational strategy.
• Able to assess personnel needs, translate into a hiring strategy, and lead the hiring efforts.
• Able to work with other stakeholders to ensure a robust enterprise level strategy for asset(s) and indication(s) including early, late and post-marketing development, as well as awareness of the enterprise disease area portfolio.
• CDL has demonstrated, sustained excellent performance as Clinical Trial Physician, Clinical Scientist, or equivalent.
• Verifiable track record of successful people management and development, or leadership in a matrix team (e.g. mentoring junior colleagues).

Qualifications & Experience

• Key Competency Requirements: CDL has demonstrated excellent skills in clinical development strategy including the clinical components of regulatory submission(s).
• External focus to understand the trends in the disease area treatment paradigms and ability to build relationships with external partners, thought leaders and collaborators outside of BMSP.
• Partner and interact with colleagues from Early Development who design and implement first in human through proof of concept trials and will to assure a seamless transition into late stage development (Phase II-III trials).
• Ability to lead and develop a group of CTPs to ensure scientific and technical excellence of clinical development programs and deliverables.

Benefits

Bristol Myers Squibb offers a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. These benefits include:

• 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.