Senior Scientist, Analytical Lead

Bristol Myers Squibb EU Policy; Wirral; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb at the Moreton site seeks an experienced Senior Scientist, Analytical Lead, to own GMP stability operations end-to-end, from sample management to regulatory readiness. You will oversee analytical project delivery and drive cross-functional collaboration with QA and development teams.

You'll coach scientific staff, foster robust processes, and ensure compliance in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in analytical chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry or a related field (BSc or higher).
• Hands-on experience leading or coordinating GMP stability operations across API, drug product intermediates and/or oral solid dosage forms.
• Strong working knowledge of cGMP, data integrity and what inspection readiness actually looks like in practice.
• Experience with HPLC, KF, dissolution and analytical method validation.
• A track record of juggling multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders without dropping the ball.
• The confidence to operate with minimal supervision and the judgment to know when to elevate.
• A natural ability to bring people with you, through coaching or influencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead GMP Stability Operations, owning stability sample operations from development through to clinical-stage products.
• Drive Analytical Project Delivery, coordinating activities across deliverables and authoring validation protocols and reports.
• Coach and guide scientific staff, building consistent ways of working and high performance.
• Own compliance and audit readiness, applying risk management to stay inspection-ready.

Skills

Leadership

Project coordination

Regulatory awareness

Education

Analytical chemistry degree or related field

Tools

HPLC

KF

Dissolution

Analytical method validation

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.

Have you ever wanted your work to truly matter?

Not just ticking boxes. Not just running samples. But genuinely knowing that what you do every day is part of the chain that gets life-changing medicines to the patients who need them.

That's Exactly What This Role Is About.

So, who are we looking for?

You're an experienced analytical scientist who's grown beyond the bench. You understand GMP stability operations inside and out - the scheduling, the sample management, the documentation - but more than that, you know how to lead. You bring calm to complexity, clarity to competing priorities, and confidence to the people around you. You've probably found yourself being the go-to person in your current team. The one colleagues turn to when something's tricky, when a timeline gets squeezed, or when an audit is on the horizon. You enjoy that. You're ready for a role that officially recognises it.

If that sounds like you - read on.

What You'll Actually Be Doing (and Why It Matters)

• Leading GMP Stability Operations You'll take ownership of stability sample operations for medicines in development - from small molecule new chemical entities right through to clinical-stage investigational products. That means planning, executing and documenting activities to the highest cGMP standards, managing sample receipt, storage, labelling and shipment, and keeping everything inspection‑ready at all times.

You’ll develop genuine end-to-end operational ownership of a critical function - the kind of experience that significantly elevates your professional profile and your credibility across the industry.

• Driving Analytical Project Delivery From clinical product release to method validation, you’ll coordinate analytical activities across multiple deliverables simultaneously. You’ll author and review validation protocols and reports, support technology transfers to both internal teams and external partners and act as the bridge between scientific staff, Quality Assurance and project stakeholders.

You’ll sharpen your ability to manage complex, multi-threaded projects in a regulated environment - a skillset that's genuinely rare and highly valued. You’ll also build a rich network across disciplines and organisations that will serve your career for years to come.

• Coaching and Guiding Your Team This isn’t a lone‑scientist role. You’ll coach, guide and coordinate scientific staff, helping them build consistent ways of working and execute to a high standard. You’ll be a visible, trusted leader - not just a senior pair of hands.

Leadership development without waiting for a formal management title. You’ll grow real people skills - mentoring, prioritisation, communication - that accelerate your path to whatever comes next.

• Owning Compliance and Audit Readiness You’ll apply sound risk management and pharmaceutical development principles to keep your area inspection‑ready. When audits and regulatory inspections arrive - and they will - you’ll be the person who made sure everything was in order.

There’s a particular confidence that comes from knowing your area is bulletproof. You’ll develop deep regulatory fluency that opens doors across the pharmaceutical development landscape.

• Improving How Things Work You’ll have the platform to identify and implement genuine improvements - in stability operations, analytical delivery, compliance, productivity and efficiency. Your ideas won’t just disappear into a suggestions box.

Real influence. The ability to leave a mark on how things are done, not just how they were done. That’s the difference between a job and a career‑defining role.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in analytical chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry or a related field (BSc or higher)
• Hands‑on experience leading or coordinating GMP stability operations - ideally across API, drug product intermediates and/or oral solid dosage forms
• A strong working knowledge of cGMP, data integrity and what inspection readiness actually looks like in practice
• Experience with HPLC, KF, dissolution and analytical method validation
• A track record of juggling multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders without dropping the ball
• The confidence to operate with minimal supervision and the judgment to know when to elevate
• A natural ability to bring people with you, whether through coaching, influencing or just being the kind of colleague people trust

Why BMS? Why now?

Bristol Myers Squibb exists for one reason: to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. At the Moreton site, you’d be working at the heart of that mission - in a team where your expertise directly supports the development of the medicines of tomorrow.

This is a site with genuine scientific ambition, a culture of collaboration, and a commitment to developing the people within it. You won’t be a number here. You’ll be noticed, challenged and invested in.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote‑by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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Bristol Myers Squibb is Disability Confident – Employer

A UK Government scheme

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