Director, Patient Safety, Australia and New Zealand

2 weeks ago


Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Bristol Myers Squibb Full time

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The Director, Patient Safety, Australia and New Zealand is a leadership role with primary responsibility for ensuring execution of patient safety activities within the market, including risk minimization programs, local safety studies, quality and compliance activities. They will be required to drive strategy and provide operational leadership for the Patient Safety function within the market. The position has 8-10 direct reports, and the role is responsible for coaching, training, and developing those on their team to perform and execute in their roles. The role will require a high-level of cross functional collaboration and the ability to influence stakeholders. The role reports to the Executive Director, International Patient Safety, Intercon.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with internal and external requirements in relation to Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management.
  • Ensure inspection readiness and safety data quality within the market. Lead cross-functional team in collaboration with Quality stakeholders to ensure effective conduct of inspections and audits.
  • Represent BMS on safety related matters with the Health Authorities. Actively participate in negotiations and discussions on safety related topics and is nominated as the safety contact with the relevant Health Authorities
  • BMS representative on safety related matters with external partners/organisations such as industry associations.
  • Drive awareness of patient safety regulations/requirements with all appropriate functional teams locally and globally
  • Partner with local functional teams (e.g., Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, and other functions), to contribute to the overall goals of the local organisation.

Qualifications, experience and competencies

  • University degree (preferably health or life science) or nursing qualification
  • ≥ 10 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry, usually with at least 3-5 years' experience working in Pharmacovigilance or in a closely aligned field in the respective countries.
  • Line management experience
  • Strong leadership capability
  • Ability to build effective working relationships with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to develop excellent working relationship with the local Health Authority (HA) or country HA liaison group/body where such opportunities exist. Positively contributes to the shaping of patient safety within the local market through interactions with the HA and relevant professional associations.
  • Demonstrated skills in problem solving, including in challenging and ambiguous situations.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive change and respond to changing environment.
  • Communicates with clarity and consistency to achieve alignment of stakeholder activities regarding safety risk related requirements internally (local/regional/HQ) and externally (HAs, BPs).
  • Strong understanding of GxP and expert knowledge of local and global regulations aligned with a clear understanding of the broader impact and possible implications on processes/the environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate difficult safety/compliance issues and influence internal and external partners.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse 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.

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. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to . Visit eeo -accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1582485

Updated: :29:19.047 UTC

Location: Mulgrave-AU

Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.




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