Bristol Myers Squibb
Principal Scientist - Cell Therapy Translational Research
Seattle 400 Dexter - WA - US, USA · Principal · Full-time
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About the role
- The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE).
- You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.
- The successful candidate will be an experienced, self-motivated, and resourceful researcher responsible for driving and implementing translational development strategies and clinical biomarker plans for BMS cellular therapy clinical studies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement end-to-end translational research strategies for cell therapy clinical trials
- Partner with biostatisticians and computational biologists to provide timely analysis and communication of data and present its context and impact
- Develop concepts and mechanism of action hypotheses identifying distinguishing characteristics of BMS cell therapy products alone or in combination with other therapies
- Maintain a deep understanding of biomarker assays including flow cytometry, transcriptomics, proteomics and the application and use of these technologies in the clinical trial setting
- Independently manage internal projects in cell therapy drug development
- Serve on internal cross functional project teams and committees as scientific functional lead
- Support regulatory submissions and interactions, write/review translational sections for global regulatory response and queries
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 8+ years of academic and / or industry experience
- 6+ years of academic and / or industry experience
- Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in the Life Sciences
- 4+ years of academic and / or industry experience
- If this posting is missing required information required by local law or incorrect, contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com with the Job Title and Requisition number.
- In the role as a Principal Scientist within the Cell Therapy Translational Research team, the ideal candidate:
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- Oversight and management of CROs and academic collaborators
- Communicate regularly and prepare and make presentations within the department, externally, and to internal governance committees as required.
- M.S. or Ph.D. in immunology, molecular and cellular biology, or relevant discipline
- M.S. with 10+ years or Ph.D with 5+ years of experience, preferably in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry setting, or demonstrated deep experience in immunology or cell therapy academic research
- Expertise in immunology or cellular biology is required, knowledge of fundamentals of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases is desirable
- Familiarity with and experience in the drug development process from IND filing to market authorization in an industry setting is desirable
- Experience analyzing high content (eg, transcriptomic, proteomic) datasets
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, evidenced by strong ability to interact with and influence research scientists, project teams, outside collaborators and commercial vendors
Compensation
- The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE).
- Contribute to the writing of investigator brochures, IND applications, clinical protocols, regulatory annual reports, and other regulatory documents when appropriate
- Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Benefits
- U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.
- Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
- U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits
Company info
- 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.
- Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.
Equal opportunity
- Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer.
- Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
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