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Manager, API Quality Operations
Apply locations Dublin - IE time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R1590758
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.
The Role
Bristol Myers Squibb is looking to recruit a fixed term 12 months contract, a Manager, API Quality Operations.
Working in a cross-functional virtual plant team, this quality manager provides quality oversight of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). Primary responsibility is to support management of CMO disposition documentation, assure CMO compliance with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and applicable current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and international regulatory standards for biologics drug substance and drug product manufacture, testing, and distribution.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Perform product disposition activities to ensure timely supply of drug substance, drug product, and finished product that meet commercial customer requirements while ensuring compliance with testing standards, standard operating procedures (SOPs), validation guidelines and regulatory filings.
* Author, compile and maintain documentation needed for disposition of the product from Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs).
* Review documentation from CMOs and recommend disposition, escalating potential issues.
* Ensure batch documentation relative to CMO materials and products is maintained and archived.
* Input required deviation, complaint, change control, and product disposition information into applicable enterprise systems.
* Prepare and review of Quality Agreements with external manufacturers and external laboratories.
* Manage and report quality metrics in relation to CMO performance.
* Prepare and review Annual Product Quality Reviews for BMS products at CMOs as required.
* Work with CMOs and BMS project teams to ensure pre-approval inspection (PAI) readiness and filing submission readiness for the new products transferred to CMOs or major process changes.
* Assist with reviewing analytical and method protocols and reports for compliance.
* Assist with commercialization quality-related activities on the new products transferred or launched to/from CMOs.
* Provide quality support during self-inspections, internal audits, and regulatory agency inspections at contract manufacturers.
* Support supplier relationship manager, global procurement, supply chain and manufacturing science and technology teams for new projects, technical transfers programs, supplier selection programs, and commercial manufacturing activities.
* Review validation documents, deviations, and change controls and escalate any potential compliance gaps.
* Escalate issues to senior management to ensure that issues are resolved to support BMS business and compliance requirements.
* Evaluate quality complaint investigations provided by CMOs.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required:
* Ability to assess the right balance between business implications, technical considerations and quality decisions.
* Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills across all levels both internal and external to BMS.
* Demonstrated technical expertise in resolution of deviations, development of effective corrective actions and/or preventive actions (CAPA) and use of risk assessments.
* Able to rapidly adapt to changing environment and circumstances requiring flexibility, tolerance, and great sense of urgency while assuring that all cGMP and regulatory requirements are met.
* Good verbal, written and presentation skills in English.
* Proficiency with the use of global systems (e.g. SAP, Microsoft Office).
* Strong strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving and rapid decision making skills.
* Demonstrated capability in implementing challenging goals, objectives and practices in a complex and ambiguous environment.
* Strong ability in negotiating and influencing without authority in complex, high impact situations.
* Demonstrated ability in technical writing, computer knowledge and communication skills is required.
* Minimum B.S. degree in relevant scientific discipline e.g. Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Biological Sciences or Related Pharmaceutical Science.
* Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in pharmaceutical operations at the manufacturing site.
* At least two (2) years in Quality, ideally in product release or pharma project quality.
* Experience in aseptic, sterile and biological drug product manufacturing.
* Experience in contract manufacturing or contract testing.
* Experience with technical writing, ideally authoring investigations, quality risk assessments, process descriptions, or study protocols.
* Ability to negotiate and clearly present complex topics both in written and verbally.
* Knowledge of combination products manufacturing or finished drug product packaging.
* Experience with biological product testing methods/quality control.
Why you should apply
* You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases.
* You will be part of a 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 annual leave, access to BMS Cruiserath on-site gym and life assurance.
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