Senior Specialist - Smart QC & QC Projects

Bristol Myers Squibb; Fingal; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

On-site gym

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Family health insurance

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Ireland is seeking a Senior Specialist for Smart QC & QC Projects to drive operational excellence in the QC lab. You will coordinate project workstreams, support continuous improvement and ensure regulatory compliance across processes.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, lead Lean initiatives, and help implement systems that maximise efficiency while maintaining quality and patient safety.

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 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Lean / process improvement

Quality systems knowledge

Education

Bachelors in Science or related

Tools

Smart QC

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.

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

Why you should apply

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases
• You willbe part ofa 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

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.

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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