Associate, Production Scheduler, Cell Therapy Manufacturing in Devens, MA

Bristol Myers Squibb; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of cell therapy, where your contributions can transform lives. As an Associate Production Scheduler, you'll play a vital role in optimizing manufacturing processes and ensuring timely delivery of critical therapies. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, supporting a team dedicated to innovation and excellence. With a focus on operational efficiency and continuous improvement, you'll be part of a mission that truly makes a difference in patients' lives. Embrace the chance to grow your career alongside passionate professionals in a supportive culture.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Flexible work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Supportive culture

Health and wellness programs

Qualifications

• 0-3 years' experience in a relevant field.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in science or engineering.
• Experience in scheduling cell therapy manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support scheduling of GMP operations for CAR-T manufacturing.
• Facilitate operational continuity and address issues as they arise.
• Collect KPI and performance analytics for manufacturing.

Skills

cGMP regulations knowledge

Cell therapy understanding

Aseptic processing techniques

MS Office proficiency

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant science or engineering

Tools

SAP

RTMS

Syncade

Job description

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy. With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.

The Associate, Production Scheduler, Cell Therapy Manufacturing supports the scheduling of GMP operations in support of clinical and commercial CAR-T manufacturing at the Devens Cell Therapy Manufacturing Site. This role provides manufacturing operations with a plan that maximizes efficiency, resources, and capacity to achieve on time delivery within budget. This role is more focused on floor support, and the scheduling support needed during processing. May work on continuous improvement and operational excellence projects/ matters in a support role. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities, manage different projects, and build/ communicate scheduling best practices. This position will be a 12hr shift on the Panama schedule, with possibility of off-hours support to address scheduling constraints or questions as they arise.

Shifts Available:

1pm – 1am (rotational schedule that includes holidays and weekends at a 24/7 cell therapy manufacturing facility, fully onsite)

Responsibilities:

• Point of contact for the Manufacturing Operations team to provide support, facilitating operational continuity and addressing issues as they arise and escalating if needed.
• Supports scheduling team in the creation and revision of the production plan/ schedule to meet product demand at the site.
• Supports equipment/ non-process needs of the Manufacturing Operations team on the floor
• Supports collection of KPI and performance analytics
• Work with Document Control to ensure all documents (e.g. batch records and packaging records) are ready for Manufacturing.
• Build strong relationships and communication with all functions.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Perform other tasks as assigned

Knowledge and Skills:

• Basic knowledge of cGMP regulations and FDA guidance applicable to biologics and cell therapy (or related) manufacturing.
• Understanding of cell therapy and aseptic processing or lab techniques
• Understanding of planning/ ERP (SAP) systems and analytics tools (RTMS/ Syncade) preferred
• Experience in MS Office applications
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently to meet objectives.
• Ability to work as a team
• Attention to detail and ability to perform with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to identify and support strategies for continuous improvement.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Basic Requirements:

• 0-3 years' experience
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant science, engineering or similar discipline preferred.
• 1+ years of scheduling experience in cGMP manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in scheduling cell therapy manufacturing preferred.
• Experience in material planning and/or finite scheduling in a medium to high volume environment, knowledge of scheduling platforms preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may substitute.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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