Senior Specialist - Smart QC & QC Projects

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co; Cruiserath; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; 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 Co. is seeking an QC Operations professional to support Smart QC, trend analysis, and continuous improvement within the QC Projects team at Cruiserath.

You will help ensure training, SOP compliance, and successful tech transfers while contributing to efficiency initiatives across the QC function. Ideal candidates have a science degree and at least two years in a pharmaceutical lab, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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.
• Experience working with Smart QC and strong knowledge of it’s capabilities as a tool for QC.
• Involvement in project scoping and tracking is desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and knowledge of applicable.

Responsibilities

• Support the QC teams with operation of Smart QC, addressing queries and support tickets, and running business tasks.
• Conduct trend assessments in collaboration with SMEs and document outcomes.
• Support APQR activities and continuous improvement projects in QC.
• Assist with Lean labs and automated scheduling tool improvements and project management of assigned projects.
• Plan and implement procedures and systems to maximise operating efficiency using Operational Excellence tools.
• Support operational training activities, onboarding, training delivery, and other training requests across QC.
• Assist tech transfers managed by the QC Projects team where needed.
• Support Drug Substance release activities through tracking and data collation.
• Ensure SOPs and Registered Specifications compliance.
• Align laboratory process improvements with BMS safety culture.
• Participate in regulatory agency inspections as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Science or related

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the QC teams with operation of Smart QC which includes, addressing queries and support tickets, method builds, improvement projects and general run the business tasks.
• Support QC trending activities by conducting trend assessments in collaboration with relevant Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), ensuring outcomes are clearly documented and actioned.
• Support APQR activities.
• Support the QC teams with continuous improvement projects as part of the QC Projects team portfolio.
• 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.
• Experience working with Smart QC and strong knowledge of it’s capabilities as a tool for QC.
• Involvement in project scoping and tracking is desirable.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and knowledge of applicable.

Benefits

• 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.

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.

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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