Associate Director, MS&T Drug Product Process Engineering

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Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland

Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units

Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company’s first European biologics manufacturing facility.  This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company’s growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.

BMS Cruiserath has been awarded “Biopharma Company of the Year 2019” in the Irish Pharma Industry Awards and is certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017, including as a Great Place to Work for Women in 2020 and 2021.  

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com/ie

The Role

BMS Cruiserath Biologics is seeking to recruit on a permanent  contract Associate Director, MS&T Drug Product Process Engineering, reporting to Senior Director, MS&T Process Engineering and Analytics.

The DP Associate Director will lead and drive improvements in productivity and capability within the GPS Manufacturing network.  The role will focus on finding new ways to increase site and network production output, efficiency, and reliability, and will serve as a key enabler of new product & technology introductions to the internal manufacturing sites and external Commercial Manufacturing Operations (CMO’s). This role will report to the Director of DP Process Engineering Head of M&ST Process Analytics & Engineering and will support the drug product manufacturing network, both internal and external. The DP Associate Director will indirectly lead matrix teams of experienced scientists and process engineers.

Based on your function, department or individual position, you will have the opportunity to discuss with your Manager the option to work remotely up to 50% of the time, over a two-week period, with the flexibility to choose the days that align with your collaboration needs

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Interface with stakeholders in MS&T, Process Development, and Operations, to identify opportunities for greater harmonization of equipment and automation capabilities across the network for increased supply chain agility & flexibility
• Conduct facility fit studies for new product introductions, including: equipment sizing and allocation, mass balances, facility dynamic capacity analysis, and schedule analysis
• Collaborate with Process Development to define process platforms and technical strategies that result in streamlined and agile product transfers along with robust and cost-effective commercial manufacturing
• Conceive of, and/or facilitate the application of innovative novel technologies into use within clinical and commercial manufacturing for improvements in GPS capabilities and competitiveness
• Drive identification, design, & prioritization of process optimization projects to deliver increased throughput, facility flexibility, yield improvement, and improved process capability at site and network level
• Specify, design, and oversee implementation of process equipment, systems, and associated process control methodologies, in direct support of commercial and clinical manufacturing operations 
• Troubleshoot complex equipment and process-related issues escalated from operating sites
• Liaise with site leadership to align on strategic needs and initiative priorities
• Maintain Technology Map for sites and network. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other division grou