CAR T Production Scheduling

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 rich⠀in⠀diversity.⠀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.

Cell⠀Therapy is⠀one of the⠀most⠀groundbreaking⠀new forms⠀of cancer⠀treatments⠀being⠀studied⠀today.⠀With⠀therapies⠀only in⠀their⠀infancy⠀and⠀BMS’s⠀continued⠀investment⠀in our⠀Cell⠀Therapy⠀capabilities,⠀the growth⠀potential⠀of this⠀science,⠀your⠀career,⠀and the⠀ability to⠀help⠀patients⠀are⠀incredible.

The⠀primary⠀responsibility⠀of the⠀Manager,⠀CAR-T⠀Production⠀Scheduling⠀is to⠀manage a⠀production⠀planning⠀and⠀operations⠀scheduling⠀team⠀across an⠀entire⠀value⠀stream⠀(end-to-end)⠀for one of⠀the CAR-T⠀products⠀manufactured⠀in Summit,⠀NJ. The⠀role will⠀require⠀significant⠀collaboration⠀across⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀functions⠀to ensure⠀on-time⠀manufacturing⠀and⠀fulfillment⠀of final⠀product.⠀Ideal⠀candidate⠀will have⠀demonstrated⠀ability to⠀balance⠀multiple⠀competing⠀priorities,⠀triage and⠀prioritize⠀unplanned⠀events⠀that⠀impact⠀production,⠀manage a⠀very⠀dynamic⠀production⠀schedule,⠀and lead a⠀small⠀24/7/365⠀team of⠀production⠀scheduling⠀staff.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a⠀team of⠀approximately⠀2-4 direct⠀reports⠀(Specialist⠀level)⠀that⠀provide⠀24/7/365⠀production⠀planning⠀and⠀scheduling⠀coverage⠀to⠀Manufacturing⠀Operations
• Oversee⠀the⠀scheduling⠀of⠀discrete⠀patient⠀lots week⠀to week as⠀provided⠀by⠀Strategic⠀plan
• Provide⠀input to⠀strategic⠀plan⠀through⠀communication⠀of value⠀stream⠀needs⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀shutdowns,⠀validation⠀activities,⠀equipment⠀PM’s⠀etc.
• Oversee⠀the⠀day-to-day⠀interface⠀between⠀stakeholders,⠀available⠀equipment,⠀personnel,⠀and⠀production⠀scheduling
• Oversee⠀the⠀relationship⠀between⠀scheduling⠀and⠀training⠀dept⠀resulting⠀in the⠀population⠀of daily⠀schedule⠀that⠀includes⠀training⠀activities
• Effectively⠀collaborate⠀with⠀manufacturing⠀personnel⠀to manage⠀downtime,⠀delays and⠀other⠀short-term⠀scheduling⠀impacts
• Building⠀and⠀guiding⠀team to⠀mitigate⠀day to day⠀scheduling⠀conflicts⠀through⠀immediate⠀action and⠀long-term⠀mitigation⠀through CI⠀or⠀Standard⠀Work
• Identify⠀and⠀partner⠀with⠀necessary⠀cross⠀functional⠀resources⠀to⠀automate⠀or⠀integrate⠀scheduling⠀functions⠀into⠀existing⠀or newly⠀created⠀tools
• Act⠀as Key⠀point of⠀contact⠀and⠀primary⠀contributor⠀to⠀non-routine⠀scheduling⠀event⠀(i.e.,⠀launches,⠀shutdowns,⠀process⠀changes,⠀etc.)
• Work⠀closely⠀with value⠀stream⠀support⠀teams to⠀aid in the⠀scheduling⠀and⠀implementation⠀of process⠀improvements
• Contribute⠀to and⠀maintain⠀KPI’s⠀related to⠀scheduling⠀and⠀process⠀performance
• Develop⠀and⠀implement⠀tools⠀required⠀to⠀actively⠀manage the⠀material⠀readiness
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀media⠀production⠀schedule⠀and⠀inventory⠀status
• Evaluate⠀and⠀implement⠀changes to⠀steady⠀state⠀schedule⠀to⠀maximize⠀asset⠀utilization
• Develop⠀and⠀support⠀implementation⠀of steady⠀state and⠀ramp⠀schedules

Knowledge & Skills:

• Advanced⠀understanding⠀of cell⠀therapy⠀manufacturing⠀requirements⠀and⠀interdependencies⠀with⠀shared⠀resources⠀across the⠀value⠀stream
• Knowledge⠀of⠀cGMP/Pharmaceutical⠀regulations
• Advanced⠀proficiency⠀in⠀planning /⠀ERP⠀systems⠀and⠀analytics⠀tool
• Advanced⠀proficiency⠀in MS⠀Office⠀applications
• Proficient⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills,⠀including⠀presentation⠀development⠀and⠀delivery
• Ability⠀to report⠀key⠀metrics⠀and major⠀impacts to⠀senior⠀leadership
• Ability⠀to work⠀independently⠀for⠀extended⠀periods of⠀time
• Ability⠀to work as⠀a team and⠀mentor⠀peers
• Ability⠀to develop⠀and⠀provide⠀training⠀on various⠀functions
• Ability⠀to solve⠀routine⠀and⠀complex⠀problems
• Ability⠀to provide⠀on-call⠀support in⠀case of⠀emergent⠀issues

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s⠀degree⠀required.
• 5+⠀years⠀relevant⠀work⠀experience⠀required,⠀preferably⠀in a⠀regulated⠀pharmaceutical⠀manufacturing⠀environment.
• 5+⠀years of⠀experience⠀supporting⠀ERP⠀systems⠀(preferably⠀Oracle⠀EBS). An⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education,⠀experience⠀and⠀training⠀may⠀substitute.
• An⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education,⠀experience⠀and⠀training⠀may⠀substitute.

Working Conditions:

This job⠀description⠀is⠀intended⠀to⠀describe⠀the⠀general⠀nature and⠀level of⠀work being⠀performed⠀by the⠀person⠀assigned⠀to this⠀position.⠀The⠀primary⠀duties and⠀responsibilities⠀are⠀intended⠀to⠀describe⠀those⠀functions⠀that are⠀essential⠀to the⠀performance⠀of this⠀job.

This⠀job⠀description⠀does not⠀state or⠀imply that⠀the above⠀are the⠀only⠀duties and⠀responsibilities⠀assigned⠀to this⠀position.⠀There are⠀other⠀duties and⠀responsibilities⠀that are⠀considered⠀incidental⠀or⠀secondary⠀to the⠀overall⠀purpose of⠀this job.⠀Employees⠀holding⠀this⠀position⠀will be⠀required⠀to perform⠀any other⠀job-related⠀duties as⠀requested⠀by⠀management.

If⠀you want⠀to⠀challenge⠀yourself,⠀accelerate⠀your⠀career,⠀and give⠀new hope⠀to⠀patients,⠀there’s⠀no better⠀place than⠀here with⠀our Cell⠀Therapy⠀team. Full⠀of⠀incredible⠀and⠀dedicated⠀team⠀members,⠀those⠀working on⠀CAR-T and⠀other⠀forms of⠀Cell⠀Therapy⠀are⠀transforming⠀patients’⠀lives⠀through⠀science.⠀From⠀studying⠀individualized⠀cell lines⠀to making⠀brand new⠀discoveries,⠀this bold⠀and⠀personal⠀discipline⠀allows you⠀to grow⠀your⠀career⠀while⠀making a⠀lasting⠀impact on⠀the field⠀of⠀medicine.⠀Join us⠀today.

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