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Position: Associate II, Shop Floor Quality Assurance Cell Therapy
Location: Devens, MA facility
12 Hrs. Night Shift position 6:00PM to 6:00AM, Rotating Panama shift schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Quality on-the-floor oversight to Manufacturing/ QC/ Warehouse/ Supply Chain operations. Identify departures from approved procedures & responding to minor issues or escalating to senior members.
- Perform and document operational verification per approved procedures.
- Observe manufacturing operations and identify departures from clean room behaviors and aseptic techniques.
- Provide quality oversight to maintenance operations and support of pre-approved return to service plans
- Perform area walkthroughs to identify quality issues and support remediation to ensure the floor and operations are in adherence with cGMP and approved procedures.
- Review manufacturing or testing records to ensure compliance with approved procedures. Communicate and resolve discrepancies and escalate as required.
- Maintain compliance with assigned learning plan.
- Support internal and external inspections as required.
- Contribute to the assessment of discrepancies and initiation of quality events.
- Participate in cross-department and cross-functional meetings, communicate in professional manner, and share data/ knowledge within team. Build relationships within direct team and partner functions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in STEM field preferred.
- High school diploma/ associate degree with equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
- 0-2 years of relevant cGMP experience. Experience in FDA/EMA regulations in biopharmaceuticals or cell therapy manufacturing is preferred.
- Ability to understand, follow, and apply approved procedures.
- Possess basic computer skills with knowledge of MS Office.
- Ability to understand problems and propose practical solutions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross functional peers and direct management through written and verbal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with changing priorities.
- Detail oriented and task focused, with ability to meet deadlines and prioritize assigned work.
- Ability to recognize the need for escalation of issues.
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn.
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Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has a diverse 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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