Senior Specialist, QC Projects

0072 Swords Labs - Ireland; Cruiserath; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Family health insurance

27 days annual leave

On-site gym access

Life assurance

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb Cruiserath site is seeking a QC Projects Senior Specialist to support the QC Projects team at its Multi-Product Cell Culture Drug Substance and Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Facility. The role reports to the QC Shared Services Projects Senior Manager and involves project management, training, and process improvement activities.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage projects, and ensure compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements while supporting tech

Qualifications

• Third level qualification (Degree) in Science or related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a pharmaceutical / healthcare laboratory or related technical function.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of working with teams and influencing decisions.
• A strong knowledge of laboratory operation, in particular training and testing requirements from receipt to CoA is required.
• Involvement in project scoping and tracking is desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the QC teams with continuous improvement projects as part of the QC Projects team portfolio.
• Support process improvements for onboarding, training plans and method specific training.
• Support process improvements for investigation reduction and right first time in the QC teams.
• Support Lean labs and automated scheduling tool process improvements.
• Project management of projects assigned to self, including planning, tracking, communication and escalations where needed.
• Strategically plan and implement procedures and systems to maximise operating efficiency through the use of Operational Excellence tools.
• Support of operational training activities to support efficiency and compliance across QC e.g support onboarding, delivering training and other training related requests.
• Support of tech transfers managed by the QC Projects team, where needed.
• Perform activities to support Drug Substance release e.g. tracking, data collation, where needed.
• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Registered Specifications.
• Ensure any laboratory process improvements align with the BMS Safety culture.
• Approval of SOPs, Training documents etc., where required.
• Participate in regulatory agency inspections as required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Science or related discipline

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.

Position Summary

Cruiserath Biologics are seeking to recruit a QC Projects Senior Specialist to support the QC Projects team at its Multi-Product Cell Culture Drug Substance and Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Facility. Reporting to the QC Shared Services Projects Senior Manager, they will support the activities in the Projects team as defined below.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the QC teams with continuous improvement projects as part of the QC Projects team portfolio.
• Support process improvements for onboarding, training plans and method specific training.
• Support process improvements for investigation reduction and right first time in the QC teams.
• Support Lean labs and automated scheduling tool process improvements.
• Project management of projects assigned to self, including planning, tracking, communication and escalations where needed.
• Strategically plan and implement procedures and systems to maximise operating efficiency through the use of Operational Excellence tools.
• Support of operational training activities to support efficiency and compliance across QC e.g support onboarding, delivering training and other training related requests.
• Support of tech transfers managed by the QC Projects team, where needed.
• Perform activities to support Drug Substance release e.g. tracking, data collation, where needed.
• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Registered Specifications.
• Ensure any laboratory process improvements align with the BMS Safety culture.
• Approval of SOPs, Training documents etc., where required.
• Participate in regulatory agency inspections as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Third level qualification (Degree) in Science or related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a pharmaceutical / healthcare laboratory or related technical function.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of working with teams and influencing decisions.
• A strong knowledge of laboratory operation, in particular training and testing requirements from receipt to CoA is required.
• Involvement in project scoping and tracking is desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements is desirable.

Why you should apply

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases.
• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
• You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave , access to BMS Cruiserath on‑site gym and life assurance.

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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We’re creating innovative medicines for patients fighting serious diseases. We’re also nurturing our own diverse team with inspiring work and challenging career options. No matter the role, each one of us makes a contribution. And that makes all the difference.