BMS Business Services Ltd Posted August 26, 2026

Associate Director Global Clinical Physician Rheumatology - Immunology

Uxbridge, United Kingdom Full time
Clinical Development Immunology Associate Director
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About this opportunity

Working with Us

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Functional Area Description

The Associate Director Global Clinical Physician sits within Clinical Development, which is a global organization dedicated to the effective design and execution of drug development. Clinical Development drives clinical development strategy, design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials.

Position Summary / Objective

Serves as a primary source of medical accountability and oversight for multiple clinical trials

Matrix management responsibilities across the internal and external network

Manages Phase 1 – Phase 3 studies, with demonstrated decision making capabilities

Provides medical and scientific expertise to cross-functional BMS colleagues

Position Responsibilities

Medical Monitoring

Contributes to and is a key member of a high performing Study Delivery Team (SDT) and may be a member of the Clinical Development Team (CDT)

Leads medical data review of trial data, including eligibility review

Holds responsibility for site interactions in partnership with the Clinical Scientist (CS) for medical questions and education (including safety management guidelines)

Holds responsibility for assessment of key safety-related serious adverse events in partnership with Worldwide Patient Safety and oversees safety narratives

Leads collaboration with CS and inputs into protocols, providing medical strategic oversight in protocol development (input on inclusion/exclusion and other safety-related clinical considerations)

Fulfills GCP and compliance obligations for clinical conduct and maintains all required training

Clinical Development Expertise & Strategy

In collaboration with the Clinical Development Lead, designs and develops clinical plans and protocols with a strong strategic focus based on knowledge of asset/drug, disease area and relevant science in order to meet regulatory and disease strategy targets

Provides oversight and medical accountability for a group of studies

Leads the analysis of benefit/risk for clinical development protocols in a matrix team environment working with Clinical Scientists (CS)

Partners with CS to support executional delivery of studies (e.g., site activation, enrollment status, as well as adjudication for protocol violations, significant, non-significant deviations etc.)

Identifies and builds relationships with principal investigators. Identifies and cultivates thought leaders in order to gain their inputs on emerging science in drug and biomarker research, disease knowledge, and design of clinical development studies and programs

Maintains a strong medical/scientific reputation within the disease area. Has in-depth knowledge of etiology, natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder. Holds strong expertise in the disease area by attending scientific conferences and ongoing review of the literature

Keeps abreast of development and regulatory issues related to other competitive or relevant compounds in development and how our portfolio fits into the competitive landscape

Provides ongoing medical education in partnership with collaborating Clinical Scientists to allow for protocol-specific training, supporting the study team, investigators, and others

Health Authority Interactions & Publications

Contributes to and serves as medical point of expertise in key Health Authority interactions and advisory board meetings as Senior Clinical Trial Physician

Authors/drafts clinical content for CSRs, regulatory reports, briefing books and submission documents to support closure, clinical narratives, reporting and filling of the study in partnership with CSs

Requirements

MD required (or x-US equivalent), Specialization in Rheumatology/Immunology

3 o r more years of Industry experience and/or clinical trials experience is required

Ability to communicate information clearly and lead presentations in scientific and clinical settings

Subspecialty training in applicable therapeutic area desired

Expertise in the scientific method to test hypotheses, including statistical design, analysis, and interpretation

Expertise in drug development process

Expertise in the components needed to execute an effective clinical plan and protocols

Travel Required

Domestic and International travel may be required.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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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.

Supporting People with Disabilities

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R1604357 : Associate Director Global Clinical Physician Rheumatology - Immunology

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Immunology
Location
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 384 comparable Associate Director Clinical Development roles across 71 biopharma companies.

384Comparable roles tracked
349Currently active
71Companies hiring similar roles
29Countries represented

Salary context

103 of 384 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $96,200 – $315,000 (median $171,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 384 comparable roles

United States166
India91
United Kingdom21
Poland17
Germany12
Japan12

+ 23 more countries

Seniority mix

384 of 384 peers have a known seniority level

Manager174
Associate Director107
Senior103

Therapeutic area mix

41 of 384 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology20
Neuroscience10
Immunology5
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Cardiovascular / CVRM1
Rare Disease1
Ophthalmology1
Respiratory1

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