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Principal Global Trial Associate (pGTA)
Drive Clinical Trials Through Their Most Critical Milestones
The Opportunity
What if your expertise could help ensure that global clinical trials successfully reach the finish line, delivering the high-quality data needed to bring innovative medicines to patients worldwide?
At Bristol Myers Squibb, our Principal Global Trial Associates are trusted operational leaders who partner with Global Trial Leads, CROs, and cross-functional teams to drive critical study activities throughout study planning/startup/conduct, inspection/audit readiness and post DB Lock study closure.
Your Mission
Independently manage operational deliverables across global clinical trials, ensuring studies are executed compliantly, risks are proactively managed, and key milestones are successfully delivered through final study closure.
What Your Week Might Look Like
Driving study closure activities after database lock
Managing vendors and CROs to ensure timely study delivery
Supporting inspection readiness, audits, and CAPA activities
Monitoring budgets, accruals, and financial reconciliation
Identifying risks and implementing mitigation plans
Mentoring colleagues and contributing to process improvements
What You'll Do
Independently manage complex study deliverables and operational activities
Drive inspection readiness, compliance activities, and quality oversight
Oversee study documentation, eTMF quality, and milestone tracking
Support vendor oversight, budget management, and financial reconciliation
Partner with Global Trial Leads and stakeholders to resolve challenges
Lead or contribute to initiatives that improve study execution and efficiency
You'll Thrive If You
Take ownership and work effectively with minimal supervision
Proactively identify issues and drive solutions forward
Confidently manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
Understand the broader picture of clinical trial delivery
Enjoy mentoring others and sharing expertise
Balance strong attention to detail with strategic thinking
Your Background
Bachelor's degree in a scientific, healthcare, or related discipline
4-6+ years of experience in clinical trial operations or global study management
Experience managing operational deliverables across global clinical trials from study startup to study closure.
Strong understanding of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, and end-to-end study execution
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage complex operational challenges
Experience as a Subject Matter Expert, mentor, trainer, or process improvement lead is highly valued
Why This Role Is Different
High-autonomy role with meaningful ownership of study outcomes
Key responsibility for database lock, inspection readiness, and study closure activities
Opportunity to act as an SME, mentor, and operational leader
Exposure to global studies across multiple therapeutic areas
Strong visibility within cross-functional clinical development teams
Clear pathway toward future Global Trial Lead opportunities
Flexibility
Hybrid role with up to 50% remote work, aligned with business and collaboration needs.
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Ready to take ownership of critical clinical trial activities and help bring innovative therapies to patients faster?
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Compensation Overview:
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.
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
BMS has an 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.
Supporting People with Disabilities
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 [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
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R1600641 : Principal Global Trial AssociateSkills Required
- BA/BS or equivalent degree in relevant discipline
- 4-6 years of clinical research/global study operations experience
- Moderate familiarity with global regulatory landscape/submission timelines
- Experience in the use of industry Clinical Trial Management Systems and Clinical Trial Master File Systems
Bristol Myers Squibb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair and competitive for the pharmaceutical sector, with many describing compensation as good or better than expected. Feedback suggests base pay combined with incentives contributes to overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, combining medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs, along with access to on‑site fitness. Feedback suggests employer contributions to health accounts and wellbeing incentives further strengthen perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings are reinforced by a strong 401(k) match and additional plan options. This structure is commonly cited as a standout component of total rewards.
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What We Do
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
