Scientist

Bristol Myers Squibb; Harvard (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Onsite days

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb in Massachusetts seeks a Scientist in Manufacturing Sciences & Technology to support the materials and cryogenics life cycle for biopharma manufacturing. You will collaborate across Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain and Global Procurement on cross-functional teams to optimize sourcing and material qualification.

The role focuses on qualifying alternative raw material suppliers, authoring equivalency assessments, change controls, and supporting

Qualifications

• Minimum BS/MS with 2+ years of industry experience post-graduation or PhD in Material Science Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent scientific background.
• Awareness of cGMP compliance and regulatory agency requirements.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability (root cause analysis and CAPAs a plus).
• Strong organizational, oral communication and technical writing skills.
• Effective team player and strong individual contributor.

Responsibilities

• Qualify alternative raw material suppliers, work with procurement to identify new suppliers and lead testing.
• Author technical equivalency assessments, specification comparisons and material characterization reports.
• Author change controls.
• Support material and consumable manufacturing investigations.

Skills

Technical Writing

Cross-functional Teams

Project Management

Independent Contributor

Change Controls

Education

BS/MS or PhD in Material Science Engineering, Chemistry

Tools

FTIR

SEM-EDS

Job description

Onsite/hybrid: 50% onsite (Tue, Wed, Thurs). First month will need to be onsite every day.

Work hours: 40 hours, Core hours are 9:00 - 4:00

Top 3 to 5 Skills or Must haves:

• Demonstrated Technical Writing Ability.
• Worked in Cross matrix Teams.
• Project Management - fast paced environment and can manage multiple projects at once.
• Independent Contributor - personable and can work with multiple stakeholders.
• Change Controls - GMP environments preferred.

Job Description:

The Scientist in Manufacturing Sciences & Technology will support the Materials and Cryogenics Science group in the life cycle management of raw materials, consumables and single-use systems utilized for biopharmaceuticals commercial manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain, and Global Procurement groups on cross-functional teams.

The subject matter expert for this position will be primarily required to:

Qualify alternative raw material suppliers:

• Work with procurement to identify new suppliers.
• Recommend and/or lead necessary testing to qualify material for use in GMP manufacturing.
• Author technical equivalency assessments, specification comparisons and material characterization reports.
• Author change controls.

Additional Tasks would include:

• Support material and consumable manufacturing investigations.
• Evaluate and manage material associated supplier changes notifications to maintain GMP compliance.

Requirements:

• Minimum BS/MS with 2+ years of industry experience post-graduation or PhD in Material Science Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent scientific background.
• Awareness of cGMP compliance and regulatory agency requirements.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability (familiarity with root cause analysis techniques and CAPAs a plus).
• Strong organizational, oral communication and technical writing skills.
• Effective team player and strong individual contributor.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques (FTIR, SEM-EDS, etc.).
• Knowledge of data trending and tracking, including use of statistical analysis software a plus