Scientific Writer I (PSSW)

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Position Summary

Leads document strategy and authoring of message-driven, clear and concise regulatory documents in support of submissions and approvals in key markets and other geographies. Provides support for fit-for-purpose regulatory documents (clinical pharmacology, clinical, safety) to facilitate speed of information during development, submission, approval, and life cycle management of products in BMS pipeline.

 

Objective: To coordinate and author documents needed for regulatory submissions, ensuring the coordination and integration of the scientific, medical, and regulatory input from cross-functional team members.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and author complex safety aggregate reports, risk management documents and regulatory documents [eg, Investigator's Brochures (IB), development safety update reports, periodic benefit-risk evaluation reports, clinical study reports (CSR), and protocols] ensuring the coordination and integration of the scientific, medical, and regulatory input from development team members.
• Participate in relevant document subteam(s) and ensure effective planning and management of timelines for all components of assigned documents.
• Participate in document strategy sessions, including messaging, document flow, logic, and consistency for assigned projects.
• Maintain document prototypes and shells.
• Comply with internal and external processes and guidelines while managing the review process and, on an ongoing basis, resolve issues, errors, or inconsistencies with pertinent team members to ensure timely completion and high quality of assigned documents.

Reporting Relationship:

Senior Manager II

Qualifications:

• Minimum of BS/BA degree in science (PhD/PharmD/Master’s degree preferred) with approximately 1-2 years of regulatory documentation or related experience (does not have to be regulatory documentation). All PhD in biological sciences and PharmD candidates are considered.
• Strong writing skills in authoring and managing the production of scientific documents (pharmaceutical regulatory documentation and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals).
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex data from a broad range of scientific disciplines.
• Basic understanding of global pharmaceutical drug development.
• Ability to manage timelines and quality of work using strong organizational, communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills in a cross-functional team.
• Expertise in MS Office.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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R1606939 : Scientific Writer I (PSSW)