Director, Cell Therapy Development, CMC Leadership

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Title: Director, Cell Therapy Development, CMC Leadership

Location: Warren, NJ or Seattle, WA

At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy. With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.

The Director of CMC Team Leadership is responsible for developing and leading the execution of comprehensive, program-specific CMC strategies to meet global R&D project needs.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership to interdisciplinary matrix teams responsible for developing and executing program specific, integrated CMC strategies that drive R&D project team objectives.
• Accountable for managing multiple cell therapy programs, ranging from candidate nomination, first-in-human, and pivotal clinical studies to BLA with intended commercial technologies and appropriate control strategies.
• Represents the CTDO organization on R&D project teams and actively collaborates with other functional areas (clinical, commercial, regulatory, etc.) to achieve the best development & business results for the company.
• Communicates and partners effectively with functional areas within Cell Therapy Development and Operations and other stakeholders (quality, supply chain, TRCs, regulatory CMC, commercial, manufacturing, etc.) to define and execute CMC strategy for the project. Identifies and escalates key issues and risks as well as resource allocation needs, as appropriate. 
• Critically reviews relevant documents, including but not limited to all CMC regulatory submissions, briefing booklets, information requests, etc. 
• Promotes best practices and leads improvement opportunities. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Advanced degree (minimum of a B.S. with a Ph.D. preferred) in a technical discipline (e.g., chemistry, biochemistry, biology, pharmacy, chemical/biochemical engineering) that is relevant to biologic, cell therapy or pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. 
• 10 years of relevant CMC experience in the pharmaceutical industry. cell therapy, gene therapy and biologics experience preferred. 
• Relevant strategic and tactical project and team leadership experience.  
• Broad understanding of cell therapy vector and drug product process and analytical development and a proven track record in CMC development for clinical stage programs. 
• Solid understanding of how pharmaceutical development integrates and partners with Quality, Regulatory CMC, Non-Clinical, Clinical, and other functional areas. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively work across levels, functions, and with both internal and external stakeholders. 
• Strong sense for value of investment, ability to manage ambiguity and make decisions with limited information. 
• Embrace BMS shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity. 
• Experience with cell or gene therapy is highly desirable.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $182,000 - $228,000 (if based in Warren, NJ) and $194,000 - $242,000 (if based in Seattle, WA), plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.

Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may