Bristol Myers Squibb
Pharmaceuticals
Manager,ExternalAffairs
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“Manager, External Affairs at Bristol Myers Squibb. Skills: Managing agreements that govern drug safety information handling, Ensuring compliance and smooth partner relationships. Drafting, reviewing, and maintaining Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs). Drafting, reviewing, and maintaining Safety Adverse Event Management Plans (SAEMPs)”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure pharmacovigilance operations are compliant; Ensure partner relationships run seamlessly; Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and quality projects
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs, or Chemistry (or equivalent experience), Solid understanding of drug development, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory requirements, Organisational skills, Ability to adapt communication style, People-first approach
What You'll Do.
and maintaining Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs)
and maintaining Safety Adverse Event Management Plans (SAEMPs)
Managing agreements that govern how BMS and external partners handle drug safety information
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with global stakeholders across scientific, regulatory, and operational teams; Building genuine relationships with subject matter experts inside and outside Patient Safety; Engaging with technically and culturally diverse colleagues
Communication Scope
Ability to adapt communication style
Full Job Description
**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. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: [careers.bms.com/working-with-us](https://careers.bms.com/working-with-us). **Your work could help protect millions of patients. Here 's how.** Every medicine that reaches a patient has a story and behind that story is a team of people making sure it's safe. That's where **you** come in. We're looking for someone who wants to do more than manage documents. We want someone who understands that every Pharmacovigilance Agreement (PVA) they draft, every Safety Adverse Event Management Plan (SAEMP) they maintain, is a link in a chain that ultimately protects real people. **At BMS, your attention to detail isn 't just good practice - it's patient safety in action.** **So, what will you actually be doing?** You'll be working in the Safety Quality Management (SQM) pillar at the heart of our global **Patient Safety team** , managing the agreements that govern how we and our external partners handle drug safety information. Think of yourself as a critical connector, bridging BMS, business partners, and CROs to make sure that when safety data matters most, the right processes are in place and running smoothly
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