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Sr. Principal/Associate Director – Process Engineer

Sr. Principal/Associate Director – Process Engineer

CompanyBristol Myers Squibb
LocationSummit, NJ, USA
Salary$156000 – $195000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • MSc, or BSc in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or equivalent with minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • Ability to effectively lead cross functional teams, meet deadlines, and prioritize responsibilities.
  • Advanced data management and statistical analysis skillset
  • Experience working in a self-driven, performance/results oriented, fast paced matrix environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, including issue resolution, root cause investigations and CAPAs.
  • Ability to assess risk and develop contingency plans for process risks
  • Able to manage time and elevate relevant issues to project lead and line management.
  • Detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to work with teams in different functions and organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead process and technology transfers, change management, and technical process support for commercial cell therapy products.
  • Owner of process control strategies including process risk assessments and continued process verification.
  • Comprehensive data analyses using historical process experience and characterization studies to identify trends in process performance and drive changes in the process control strategy and risk assessments.
  • Lead production related investigations, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Own Stage III validation (CPV) reports including process monitoring of manufacturing processes to understand process capability and performance drift over time.
  • Provide necessary technical analysis to support impact assessments and investigations.
  • Develop, execute and implement manufacturing process improvement activities in accordance with the overall life cycle plan for the product.
  • Share operational and process leanings with the rest of the manufacturing network.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with cell therapy process development and / or manufacturing
  • Experience with technology transfer in a manufacturing environment
  • Proficiency utilizing MS Office products and working knowledge of statistical software (R, JMP, Spotfire, Minitab)
  • 10-12 years of experience in cell therapy process development, MS&T, and/or manufacturing
  • Experience with commercial product support, i.e. post-marketing commitments, on-going validation and comparability