Associate Director, Clinical Trial Risk Lead

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This is a rare chance to play an integral role in how Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) protects the integrity of its clinical trials and by extension, the patients who depend on them.

As an Associate Director, Clinical Trial Risk Lead (AD CTRL), you'll work with a significant portion of BMS's clinical trial portfolio, deploying Quality by Design and Risk Based Management principles to effectively prevent, mitigate and monitor risks to ensure the success of our clinical trials.

You'll be a recognised expert and a key contributor to the strategic direction of Risk-Based Management across the company; including representing BMS externally with industry groups and key partners. For the right person, this role offers both depth and breadth: deep technical challenge, real leadership responsibility, and the visibility that comes with influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

What You'll Be Doing

Driving proactive risk management across a major clinical portfolio

• You'll own the end-to-end risk management process for your assigned studies from Quality by Design and protocol de-risking right through to lifecycle management and reporting.

• Using statistical methodologies and data visualisation tools, you'll leverage trends, outliers, and risk signals across clinical and operational data, and translate those findings into a clear, compelling risk narrative for study teams, key stakeholders and governance committees.

Being the connective tissue between data and decision-making

• You won't just produce reports, you'll shape how the organisation understands and responds to risk.

• You'll connect study-level Risk Review Meeting outcomes to portfolio-level insights, ensuring the right people have the right information to act quickly and confidently.

Leading and influencing across the organisation

• Whether it's escalating quality threshold deviations to the Quality Council, overseeing output from external partners and technology providers, or leading continuous improvement initiatives within TRIM, you'll be a trusted voice across Trial Delivery Support, Global Development Operations, and broader BMS functions.

• You'll also coach and mentor newer team members, helping build a culture of accountability, integrity, and inclusion.

What You Bring

• A degree in Life Sciences, Data Science, Statistics, Analytics, Business, or a related field

• 8+ years in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong grounding in drug development

• 5+ years in clinical trial operations and/or Good Clinical Practice

• Solid expertise in Risk-Based Monitoring principles; including Quality by Design, Risk Assessment & Control, and tools such as risk management plans and risk analytics platforms

You're someone who can read complex data and tell a clear story from it. You're comfortable in front of senior leadership, equally at ease working cross-functionally, and you bring the kind of strategic thinking that helps an organisation stay ahead of challenges rather than react to them.

Who Thrives in This Role

You're technically sharp but not siloed. You communicate with clarity and confidence, whether you're presenting to a Governance Committee or mentoring someone new to the team. You're curious, proactive, and genuinely motivated by the idea that better risk management means better outcomes for patients.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise creates real impact,  across a major portfolio, at a company that leads in drug development, this is it.

#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.

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 takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.

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

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Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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