Jim Panella
About Jim Panella
Jim Panella is the Scientific Director at Bristol Myers Squibb in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with extensive experience in toxicology and research management.
Title
Jim Panella is the Scientific Director at Bristol Myers Squibb based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States.
Company
Jim Panella currently works at Bristol Myers Squibb as the Scientific Director. His role involves managing operations and serving as a liaison for Nonclinical Safety. He is also responsible for coordinating toxicology support for various departments within the company's Nonclinical Safety Research and Development (NCR&D).
Previous Work Experience
Before his current role, Jim Panella served as the Scientific Associate Director, Toxicology Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2013 to 2022 in New Brunswick. Prior to that, he worked at sanofi-aventis as Manager, DSAR, from 2011 to 2012, and Manager, DSE, from 2006 to 2010 across Bridgewater, NJ and Malvern, PA. He was also a Senior Research Investigator at Aventis Inc. from 2000 to 2005, and a Research Toxicologist at Hoechst Marion Roussel Inc. from 1996 to 1999.
Education and Expertise
Jim Panella studied Animal Science at the University of Delaware, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree, graduating in 1989. His educational background supports his extensive experience in toxicology and nonclinical safety.
Roles and Responsibilities
In his capacity as Scientific Director, Jim Panella is responsible for consulting with the Vice President of Nonclinical Safety Evaluation & Veterinary Sciences, as well as other department heads within NCR&D, regarding priorities, schedules, workloads, personnel, long-range planning, productivity, and safety. He also prepares annual performance appraisals for his direct reports and serves as an NCS representative on various Operations and Leadership Teams.