Senior Specialist - MSAT Cell Therapy Engineering Support, Process Support

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The primary focus of the Senior Specialist - MSAT Cell Therapy Engineering Services, Process Support is to provide product and process support to Cell Therapy Manufacturing Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb’s GMP facility in Bothell, WA. The Senior Specialist - MSAT Cell Therapy Engineering Services, Process Support:

• Is a process and product expert
• Authors product impact assessments to determine impact to product from deviating events
• Works with applicable SMEs to determine immediate corrections for manufacturing events
• Supports product impacting root cause investigations and identification of corrective actions
• Owns and drives GMP Quality System records to deliver MSAT initiatives
• Leads/supports process improvement and lean initiatives to support productivity gains
• Makes data driven decisions and recommendations
• Leads MSAT driven cross-functional and cross-site projects
• Routinely collaborates with global teams and other CTDO sites
   

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Functions as a technology, product, and process subject matter expert; may serve as system SME on one or more manufacturing unit operations or families of equipment
• Provides on-the-floor and on-site/remote troubleshooting and technical support (including on-call coverage outside of business hours)
• Facilitates deviation prevention and deviation closure through site quality systems
• Analyzes and summarizes manufacturing data to support impact assessments and investigations
• Supports site risk assessment program and owns MSAT related risk assessment documentation, as applicable
• Analyzes trends of clinical and commercial production data to drive actions for manufacturing process improvement
• Uses continuous improvement/lean tools to identify opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies, and drives cross-functional projects to implement
• Represents MSAT when interfacing with other local and global functional teams

Qualifications:

• Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including issue resolution, root cause investigations
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively work in and lead cross functional teams, meet deadlines, and prioritize multiple projects
  • Able to apply engineering principles and statistical analysis to resolve processing issues and evaluate process improvement opportunities
  • Demonstrated scientific and technical acumen including technical writing skills
• Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:
  • BS and/or MS degree in Science or Chem/Bio Engineering
  • Immunology education preferred
  • 3+ years relevant experience in biologics or cell therapy manufacturing or development with BS, or 2+ years relevant experience with MS
  • Preferred experience: cGMP, Lean/six sigma
• Travel: Infrequent visits to other BMS Cell Therapy sites and the Seattle, WA facility may be required.

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Compensation Overview:

Bothell - WA - US: $90,120 - $109,201

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 rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is