Manufacturing Associate

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.

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands, visit us at bms.com/nl or careers.bms.com/nl

Position Summary

The primary purpose of the Manufacturing Associate role is to complete production assignments with high quality and timely output in a cellular therapeutic manufacturing environment. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Works on routine manufacturing assignments per written procedures, where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required. 

• Adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices and standard operating procedures. 

• Measures and checks raw materials.  Assembles, cleans and sanitizes process equipment and or assemblies. 

• Completes work instructions and maintains clean room environment to comply with regulatory requirements. 

• Trains for proficiency in the operation of primary production equipment within the assigned functional area. 

• Trains for proficiency in process systems (i.e. Syncade MES and SAP interfaces) and some supporting business systems (i.e. Maximo, DeltaV and so on). 

• Assist with the revision and or creation of process documents, such as SOPs and electronic work instructions. 

• Assists in maintaining material and components inventory level. 

• Supports safe work environment. 
• Works on assignments that are routine in nature where judgment is required in resolving problems and making routine recommendations. 

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

• Should be able to work in a cleanroom environment that requires gowning. 

• Should be able to stand for extended periods of time. 

• Required to move manufacturing material bags several times a day while handling production equipment and/or materials. 

• Work in areas that may have magnets. 

• Work in areas where handling human blood products (ML-II) may be required. 

• May work in areas with exposure to vapor phase liquid nitrogen. 

• Should be able to work nights, weekends in and shift rotation that can be up to 24/7/365 

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