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Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility , located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands, visit us at bms.com/nl or careers.bms.com/nl

Job Summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking an Associate Director, QA Engineering at the Cell Therapy Facility (CTF) in Leiden, The Netherlands. The QA Engineering (QE) team is responsible for providing quality leadership, oversight and governance primarily to technical elements topics in the manufacturing facility. The Associate Director, QA Engineering is responsible for leading the team, establishing processes and ways of working, and providing guidance to members of the QE team. In this role, senior-level expertise and judgement is provided to other functions related to activities the QE team is representing quality for. This position reports to the head of Quality Assurance Operations, Leiden Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility.

Job Responsibilities

• Sets and executes strategy and manages daily activities of the QA Engineering team located at the Leiden Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility. Assures individual and team objectives are met in a timely manner.
• Lead and champion proactive identification and resolution of technical and compliance issues/gaps.
• Ensure compliance with the site validation master plan, assist with facility start-up operations and product transfers/new product introductions supporting the Qualification and Validation teams.
• Provide QA oversight to all Technical Transfers (processes and methods), Aseptic Process Validations, Process Performance Qualifications and Comparability Studies, as well as QA support to process and analytical changes and other engineering activities, to ensure successful execution and documentation.
• Provide leadership from QA as the intended source for QA leadership and support to Qualification and Validation lifecycle activities related to facility, instruments, equipment, processes and methods. Provides QA leadership and oversight of validation plans, qualification protocols, and associated reports and procedures where applicable, as well as calibration/maintenance programs.
• Review and approve complex and/or technically-oriented documentation in support of GMP operations including but not limited to facility plans, commissioning/qualification/validation and other technical protocols and reports, standard operating procedures, CAPAs, deviations, etc.
• Provides appropriate support through the QA Engineering team to technical investigations requiring complex root cause analysis and resolution efforts (i.e., CAPAs)
• Ensure adherence to internal procedures and industry/regulatory expectations related to facility/equipment controls and release before, during and after production operations (i.e. routine operations – calibration/maintenance, shutdowns, construction projects, etc.)
• Collaborate with stakeholders within and outside of the Leiden Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility, and communicate equipment, facility and system status; monitor progress and issue status reports
• Contribute to the development and execution of the facility’s site-clearance inspection and commercialization readiness plan
• Act as Quality Engineering Subject Matter Expert during regulatory inspection

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree required. Minimum 12 years relevant work experience and minimum 5 years of leadership experience. Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.
• Strong leader that has developed high performing, independent and capable teams of experienced professional employees. Experience with coaching others, talent selection, developing others, decision-making, building relationships, innovation management, and resource allocation required. Minimum of 5 years of people management.
• Previous working experience in a Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing role (or combination thereof) within a commercial biopharmaceutical, cellular therapy, or gene therapy organization
  Knowledge of cGMP regulations, automation standards from relevant health authorities including all guidelines applicable to biologics and cell therapy, as well as ATMP Regulations.
• Familiar with automation requirements/guidance. Detail oriented, with strong GMP, Quality and Engineering experience.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with Cell Therapy QC methods and method transfer is required.
• Must be able to interpret problems and effectively prepare surrounding communication in a productive manner to management and the group with clarity, brevity, and accuracy.
• Must be skilled in planning, organizing, and project management concepts.
• Proven capability for leading cross-functional project teams and drives team performance and results. Contributes to departmental performance and quality initiatives; able to conceptualize impact of Quality initiatives in terms of cross-functional teams.
• Requires minimal direction to completes tasks, knows how to get resources and information from established internal contacts; consults with supervisor for decisions outside established processes.
• Capable of recognizing and resolving Quality issues, particularly of a technical nature; informs management of proposed solutions. Seeks management guidance on complex issues; develops procedures.
• Able to interpret complex results and situations with degree of independence and articulate recommendations for solutions. Recognizes risk and develops contingency plans. Negotiates solutions cross-functionally. Drives continuous improvement and improves efficiency and productivity within the group or project.
• Possesses capability for effectively managing internal and cross-functional conflicts and disagreements, but able to stand alone on issues.

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