Assistant Associate Scientist

Bristol Myers Squibb; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,614 - 66,124; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental

Vision

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Commuter benefits

401(k) plan (no matching)

Referral bonus

Paid sick leave

Unpaid leave

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Assistant Scientist to support manufacturing of cell therapy products at a GMP facility. You will test and implement operational improvements, execute experiments, analyze data, and draft technical reports to support process changes and regulatory filings.

You will collaborate with analytical teams and contribute to comparability and validation studies, enabling regulatory submissions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Biological Sciences or related discipline.
• BS with 2+ years or MS with 0+ years in biologic process/analytical development.
• Strong documentation and cGMP experience preferred.
• Able to work in cross-functional teams and meet deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute experiments in process development labs including aseptic processing and operation of automated process equipment.
• Summarize experimental data and aid in analysis to draw conclusions.
• Coordinate with analytical group for timely delivery of process samples and data.
• Support production-related investigations ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute manufacturing process changes and improvement activities.
• Support process comparability and validation studies including planning, execution, and documentation management.
• Maintain flexibility with schedule for cell cultures on occasional weekends or evenings.

Skills

Technical writing

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

BS in Biological Sciences or related

MS in Biological Sciences or related

Tools

MS Office

R

JMP

Minitab

Job description

The Assistant Scientist will play a key role in ensuring successful manufacture of life-saving cell therapy products. The primary focus of the Assistant Scientist will be to support testing and implementation of operational improvements and resolve manufacturing process investigations at the BMS cell therapy GMP manufacturing facilities. The Assistant scientist will be part of a team tasked with completing manufacturing support studies, including investigational, process improvement and process characterization studies. This individual will primarily execute experiments, evaluate data, and draft technical reports. The Assistant Scientist will also contribute to well controlled comparability and validation studies which enable regulatory filings for raw material and process changes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Execute experiments in the process development labs which includes aseptic processing and operation of automated process equipment.
• Summarize experimental data and aid in analysis to draw conclusions.
• Coordinate with the analytical group for timely delivery of process samples and turn-around of analytical data.
• Support production related investigations, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute manufacturing process changes and improvement activities, and/or author technical reports for process changes and improvements.
• Support process comparability and process validation studies including planning, execution, and documentation management. Support necessary technical experiments and analysis to enable decisions related to raw materials changes.
• Flexibility with work schedule as maintenance of cell cultures on occasional weekends, early mornings, or evenings is required

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences or related discipline.
• BS degree with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or MS degree with minimum 0 years of relevant experience in biologic process/analytical development or commercial biologic manufacturing process support.
• Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail with cGMP experience a plus.
• Ability to effectively work in cross functional teams, meet deadlines, and prioritize responsibilities.
• Experience working in a self-driven, performance/results oriented, fast paced matrix environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Able to creatively manage time and elevate relevant issues to project lead and line management.
• Strong scientific and technical writing with excellent oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cell therapy process development or manufacturing
• Proficiency utilizing MS Office products and working knowledge of statistical software (R, JMP, Minitab)
• Experience supporting investigations in support of commercial manufacturing
• Experience with commercial product support, i.e. post-marketing commitments, on-going validation and comparability
• Combination of experience in process development, MSAT and quality.
• Operational excellence training/background.

100% Onsite Position! Standard Work Hours; M-F!

This posting is for a contract assignment with ASK Staffing DBA ASK Consulting to provide services to Bristol Myer-Squibb.

The starting hourly compensation for this assignment is the following range ($44- $47.55/hr). While the final, individual compensation and any available benefits will be determined by your employer of record ASK Staffing, Inc (and not BMS), factors that may include the characteristics of the assignment, such as demonstrated experience, required skill, and the geographic location where the job is performed. The starting hourly compensation may be subject to change.

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