Associate Director, Manufacturing Operations
Key Skills
Job Description
At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands
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
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Must be able to work in a cleanroom environment that requires gowning.
- Work in areas where handling human blood products (Biosafety Level 2) will be required.
- Must be able to work nights, weekends, and shift structure.
This role leads one of the manufacturing operations team at the Multi-Product BMS CT Manufacturing Site in Leiden, NL and will directly report into the Senior Director Manufacturing Leiden Cell Therapy Manufacturing. This role is responsible for oversight and delivery of the manufacturing start-up activities, clinical and commercial GMP manufacturing operations, talent management/succession planning and engagement and retention strategies for Leiden CT Manufacturing Operations.
Responsible for identifying and implementing policies, procedures, and manufacturing strategies to facilitate optimal production and performance. Responsibility includes delivering on critical project milestones and managing a functional area that will have a direct impact on the growth and success of the manufacturing facility. This role ensures the safe, validated, and compliant state of processes and procedures and develops appropriate improvement strategies to keep the operational processes with compliance and license guidance.
This role is responsible, in collaboration with Manufacturing management, to manage the Manufacturing Operations long term business strategy, business continuity plan, annual department budget, business case creation/evaluation process, portfolio management and Operational Excellence Program.
Key Responsibilities
Leading one of the BMS CT Manufacturing Operations Teams, in shift, at the Leiden site to include;
- Hiring, mentoring, and developing exceptional people/teams, conducting performance reviews, and identifying opportunities for career growth for Senior Managers, Managers, and Associates.
- Leading a team of 5-8 direct report and ~80 indirect reports.
- Ensuring a culture that embraces safety in the work environment and safety of the patients through compliance with company procedures, policies, and cGMP requirements.
- Championing a culture of exceptional teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and communication across the organization.
- Provide leadership and oversight in the implementation and execution of manufacturing processes according to established procedures and production records with CGMP’s. Address priorities, meet schedule, maximize productivity, control costs, and increase efficiency.
Qualifications & Experience
- 10+ or more years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, manufacturing science and technology, manufacturing systems, and/or quality assurance.
- 8+ years leadership experience including leading leaders.
- Strong knowledge of GMP compliance and GMP manufacturing operations.
- Strong communication skills - both written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex projects requirements and information into plans, improvements and standards.
- Background in Protein Biologics or Cell Therapy Manufacturing required.
- Certified Black Belt or equivalent certification (Lean Expert).
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Core Responsibilities
This role leads a manufacturing operations team at the Leiden Cell Therapy facility, overseeing start-up activities, clinical and commercial GMP production, and talent management. The position is responsible for implementing manufacturing strategies, managing department budgets, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Requirements
Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance, or related fields, with at least 8 years in a leadership capacity. A background in Protein Biologics or Cell Therapy is required, along with strong knowledge of GMP compliance and Lean methodologies.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive environment
- Inclusion
- Wellbeing
- Flexibility
About Bristol Myers Squibb
Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Company size: 10,001+ employees
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do. Review our Social Media Community Guidelines at: https://www.bms.com/social-media-community-guidelines.html