Senior QA Operations Lead – GMP, Projects & NPIs

Bristol Myers Squibb; Boudry; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Specialist for QA Quality Operations. You will act as SME for day-to-day Quality Operations, ensuring GMP compliance, supporting routine manufacturing, and contributing to NPIs and CAPEX projects.

Role requires advanced QA expertise, collaboration across functions, and a focus on regulatory readiness and continuous improvement. Fluency in French and English is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Operations in a pharmaceutical or biotechnological manufacturing environment.
• Good management, negotiation and decision skills.
• At ease to work in a matrix environment.
• Proactive, strong ability to adapt rapidly to changes.
• Good written & oral communication skills, internally within the function and externally with cross‑functional teams, at site and global level.
• Work independently on routine tasks, make proposals and facilitate decision when escalation is needed.

Responsibilities

• Quality Operations – Routine GMP Oversight.
• Provide expert support to QA Operations activities for routine manufacturing activities.
• Ensure sustained compliance with cGMP, BMS Global Quality processes and applicable regulatory requirements (FDA, EMA, Swissmedic).
• Ensure appropriate quality oversight for deviation management, investigations, root cause analysis and CAPA implementation.
• Assess and approve change controls for site-related projects and/or for product life-cycle projects with relevant quality SMEs.
• Accountable for Quality deliverables, including Quality approval of documentation and CAPA-related activities.

Skills

cGMP knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

QA operations

Organizational skills

French language

English language

Operational Excellence

Digital initiatives

OSD knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field

Tools

ERP/MES familiarity

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Specialist for QA Quality Operations. You will act as SME for day-to-day Quality Operations, ensuring GMP compliance, supporting routine manufacturing, and contributing to NPIs and CAPEX projects.

Role requires advanced QA expertise, collaboration across functions, and a focus on regulatory readiness and continuous improvement. Fluency in French and English is expected.