Senior Manager, Patient Safety Scientist

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Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer 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. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. Make Safety Your ScienceAt Bristol Myers Squibb, we're driven by a single mission: to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Behind every medicine we bring to patients is a team of experts committed to keeping them safe — and we're looking for a talented pharmacovigilance professional to join that team. The RoleAs Senior Manager, Patient Safety Science, you'll be at the heart of how BMS characterises and protects the safe use of its medicines. Working closely with Medical Safety Assessment Physicians and Safety Management Teams, you'll own signal detection, lead safety data review meetings, drive risk management strategies, and ensure robust pharmacovigilance compliance across the product lifecycle — from early development through to postmarketing. This is a high-impact role with real autonomy, cross-functional visibility, and the opportunity to shape benefit-risk decisions on medicines that matter. What You'll DoDetect & Manage Signals — Lead quantitative signal detection, author comprehensive signal reports, and escalate issues that could impact key safety milestones Drive Safety Surveillance — Prepare and contribute to aggregate safety documents (DSURs, PBRERs, PADERs) and respond to health authority queries Support Clinical Development — Contribute to safety sections of protocols, investigator brochures, CSRs, and informed consent forms Shape Regulatory Submissions — Author safety sections of MAAs, including ISS, SCS, clinical overviews, and product labelling (USPI, CCDS, SmPC) Lead Risk Management — Develop and maintain global and EU Risk Management Plans, additional Risk Minimisation Measures, and Post-Authorisation Safety Studies Champion Innovation — Leverage AI, automation, and digital platforms to continuously improve safety workflows and data analysis What You'll BringEducation: Scientific degree (BS, MS, PharmD, PhD, MD, RN, or equivalent) Experience: 4–6+ years in pharmacovigilance, drug development, or the pharmaceutical industry Skills & Attributes: Solid grounding in global pharmacovigilance regulations and postmarketing safety requirements Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex clinical, nonclinical, and real-world safety data Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing timelines without compromising quality A collaborative, adaptable communicator who thrives in cross-functional environments Comfort working with emerging technologies including AI and digital safety tools #LI-Hybrid If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career. Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues. On-site Protocol BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role: Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function. Supporting People with Disabilities BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement. Bristol Myers Squibb is Disability Confident – Employer A UK Government scheme Candidate Rights BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area. Data Protection We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection. Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. 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