Director, Patient Safety, Australia and New Zealand in Mulgrave, Australia

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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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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1582485

Updated: 2024-06-18 03:29:19.047 UTC

Location: Mulgrave-AU

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