Associate Scientist, MS&T Process Analytics

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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, 2021 and 2022.  

The Role:

BMS Cruiserath Biologics is seeking to recruit a permanent Associate Scientist to be part of the MS&T Process Analytics team and enable our global biologics analytical network with reliability, integrity, active engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing technical execution of analytical methods and data troubleshooting, remediation, and optimization.
• Providing analytical support for process characterisation of next generation processes.
• Partner with QC to assist in troubleshooting technical issues that may arise.
• Develop and qualify new analytical test methods to support new / existing products.
• Conduct periodic review of method performance and work with team leader to design and execute remediation experiments and implement changes to existing commercial methods.
• Working collaboratively across organization and sites for method readiness, transfer, performance and trouble shooting in commercial environment.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required:

• You hold a PhD, MSc. or BSc in biological sciences, chemistry or related scientific disciplines and you have relevant experience in bio-therapeutic development and industry experience.
• You have demonstrated experience with analytical methods in late stage/commercial biologics process development and/or manufacturing environment.
• You have strong understanding and experience in assays used to test and characterize biological products (e.g. HPLC, gel and capillary electrophoresis, spectrometry (absorption, MS, etc), ELISAs, etc).
• You have experience in methods qualification and/or validation with extensive familiarity with regulatory guidelines and cGMP laboratory processes.

What’s important to us:

Employees are expected to display the BMS Values, which move us toward our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases:

• Passion: Our dedication to learning and excellence helps us to deliver exceptional results.
• Innovation: We pursue disruptive and bold solutions for patients.
• Urgency: We move together with speed and quality because patients are waiting.
• Accountability: We all own BMS’ success and strive to be transparent and deliver on our commitments.
• Integrity: We demonstrate ethics, integrity and quality in everything we do for patients, customers and colleagues.
• Inclusion: We embrace diversity and foster an environment where we can all work together at our full potential.

Why should you apply:

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases and you will increase the survival of more people with cancer.
• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence