Principal Scientist, Translational Research - CAR T Safety Testing & Reporting

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The Cell Therapy Thematic Research Center is one of BMS’s differentiated research platforms delivering innovative therapies to patients. Our mission is to drive leadership in the use of cellular therapies to harness the power of the immune system in treating hematologic malignancies, solid cancers, and autoimmune disease. More specifically, our discovery and translational scientists are focused on developing next-generation, engineered cell-based therapies. The team is committed to discovering and developing transformative therapies that harness the power of the immune system to improve patient outcomes.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly collaborative and detail-oriented scientist with deep expertise in immunology, molecular/cell biology, virology, and/or cell therapy research. In this role, you will lead routine and event-driven safety testing to evaluate risks associated with gene-modified CAR T products in accordance with study protocols and regulatory guidelines.

The scope includes early- and late-stage clinical programs as well as post-marketing settings. You will with internal and external stakeholders across multiple assets and platforms. Responsibilities also include providing operational oversight of sample and case tracking and follow-up, optimizing testing strategies and assay services, performing data analysis, interpretation, data management and reporting, and supporting responses to regulatory inquiries.

Position Responsibilities:

In the role as a Principal Scientist within Translational Research, the ideal candidate will:

• Execute cell therapy safety testing across assets in alignment with translational strategy, clinical development plan, and medical affair objectives.

• Communicate testing strategy, cumulated data, and milestones to cross-functional stakeholders, and engage with technical, scientific, medical/clinical, patient safety, and operational experts to align, revise, and incorporate testing plans.

• Track details associated with patient safety events on sample collection and testing for clinical and commercial settings to ensure timely testing and data delivery.

• Streamline testing processes and optimize assay services across; drive process improvement with cross-functional dialogue and operational engagement.

• Critically review, analyze, and interpret, safety test data, lead communication and reporting go internal and external stakeholders in clinical and commercial settings.

• Participate in reporting safety testing data in regulatory documents and contribute to responses to inquiries from health authorities and health care professionals.

• Build partnerships in a matrix environment, influence project strategies, and provide expertise in data analysis, reporting and interpretation.

• Must be able to set and understand priorities in a fast-paced matrixed environment, must be a team player with a collaborative spirit and work style, and capable of building and maintaining networks within and outside the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

  • 8+ years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

• Master’s Degree

  • 6+ years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

• Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in Life Sciences

  • 4+ of academic and / or industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. with 7+ years of combined postdoc training, clinical research, and industry or biotech exper