Senior Manager, Benefit Risk Assessment Operations

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BMS Hyderabad is an integrated global hub where our work is focused on helping patients prevail over serious diseases by building sustainable and innovative solutions. This important science, technology, and innovation center will support a range of technology and drug development activities that will help us usher in the next wave of innovation.

Principal Responsibilities:

Includes but not limited to (based on role/functional allocation): 

• As a part of structured Benefit Risk Assessment (SBRA), attend meetings to understand the approaches being considered and data presented plus contribute.

  
  

• Schedule meetings accordingly to discuss risk management strategy to support upcoming authoring of various risk management documents

  
  

• Facilitates meeting with SBRA team, records and distributes meeting minutes and follows up on all action items accordingly.

  
  

• Produces a detailed timeline for Core SBRA document (and ensures these fit with Clinical overview timelines)

  
  

• Project management to ensure timelines are met and follow-up on deliverables

  
  

• Authoring and editing sections based on source documents like clinical study reports (e.g. investigator brochures, etc) for the structed Benefit Risk Assessment

  
  

• Manage documents related to SBRA for document review and adjudicate comments accordingly plus facilitate approvals

  
  

• For various risk management documents including but not limited to internal purposes and as non-submission risk management documents (e.g. core additional risk minimization measures or regional additional risk minimization measures), support with authoring and formatting including coordination/project management, compliant to BMS style guide and core template as applicable, outreach to the appropriate stakeholders that require review and approval and dissemination to LMs.

  
  

• Support with communications to local markets or other key internal stakeholders on releases of various risk management documents and rationale for updates as applicable

  
  

• Understand relationships and dependencies between documents and ensure consistency in information presented in program documents (e.g., IBs,) to ensure alignment of safety messaging across all safety risk related documents.

  
  

• Perform quality review of the document against the source documents and ensure internal consistency and high quality  

  
  

• Ensure assigned documents are produced in accordance with relevant internal SOPs and BMS style guide and core template

  
  

• Contributes to and participate in internal audit as needed.

  
  

• Support other tasks as assigned

  
  

Required Qualifications by Level: 

• PharmD/PhD/MD or equivalent with a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in Pharmacovigilance/Pharmaceutical Industry or equivalent

  
  

• Thorough understanding of requirements for complex strategic documents

  
  

• Three to 5 years of experience in drug development-related area

  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Risk Management Plans (RMPs) and Clinical Overviews. 

Collaborative writing experience. 

Excellent project management to meet timelines agreed upon, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interpret and present information to varied audiences.

Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced matrix environment with limited to little supervision. 

Knowledge of FDA and EMA regulations, Guideline on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices Module V and XVI, ICH guidelines, Good Clinical Practices, and the drug development process. 

Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with Adobe Acrobat. 

Demonstrated strong writing skills as evidenced by good quality writing in pharmaceutical industry deliverables. 

Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex data from a broad range of scientific disciplines.

Good understanding of global pharmaceutical drug development and requirements for documentation authoring supporting regulatory submissions.

Working knowledge of a document management system and basic knowledge of the document publishing process.

Prior Therapeutic Area experience in solid tumor oncology, cell therapy, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, and neurology  

Interpersonal skills that promote a collaborative and productive team environment.

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On-site Protocol

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