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The Quality Assurance Shop Floor is responsible for quality activities supporting Manufacturing Operations in accordance with Bristol-Myers Squibb policies, standards, procedures, and Global cGMP. Functional responsibilities include ensuring manufacturing compliance with applicable procedures, providing a real-time review of manufacturing records and logbooks, and working with Manufacturing Operations to resolve issues. Must be available to work weekends and off shifts.
Shifts Available:
Responsibilities:
Build and maintain relationships with Manufacturing Operations, Quality Control, Manufacturing Science & Technology, and other departments to effectively accomplish responsibilities, make improvements and resolve issues
Perform QA shop floor activities, focused on Manufacturing Operations
Ensure compliance with applicable procedures and production requirements
Perform real-time review of manufacturing records. Must have strong authorship and ability to critically review investigations, interpret results and generate technical conclusions consistent with Quality risk management principles
Directs quality initiatives that accomplish continuous improvement and enhance site quality system efficiencies
Routinely recognizes and resolves Quality issues; Informs management of proposed solutions
Seeks management guidance on complex issues
Develops and revise procedures
Knowledge & Skills:
Must be action-oriented and skilled in decision-making, building relationships, problem-solving, conflict management, planning and organizing, resource allocation, coaching others, and analytical thinking
Understands continuous improvement and improves efficiency and productivity within the group or project
Builds relationships internally within and with cross-functional teams. Contributes to goals within the workgroup
Ability to direct quality initiatives that accomplish continuous improvement and enhance site quality system efficiencies
Possess sound knowledge of FDA-regulated cGMP Quality Manufacturing operations and processes and global cGMP requirements
Must be skilled in planning and organizing, decision-making, and building relationships
Knowledge of quality processes, including material disposition, material storage, and handling requirements, change control, product complaints, deviations, investigations, and CAPA management
Able to recognize conflict and notify management with proposed recommendations for resolution.
Possess an independent mindset. Work is self-directed
Requires moderate direction to complete more complex tasks; completes routine tasks with little or no supervision
Confident in making decisions for non-routine issue
Intermediate to advanced ability to interpret results and situations and articulate recommendations for resolution
Able to prepare written communications and communicate problems to management with clarity and accuracy
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Basic Requirements:
Associate degree.
1 year of experience working in a manufacturing GMP aseptic environment.
1 year of Quality Assurance experience within a cGMP environment.
1 year of deviation experience (to include strong technical writing).
Available for weekend and off-shift hours.
Preferred Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
3 years of cGMP Quality Manufacturing operations and processes work experience.
Quality Assurance Shop Floor Manufacturing roles/experience highly desired (Ex. Quality Operations, In-process QA, IPQA, Quality Inspectors).
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in a combination of manufacturing cleanroom and office environments, with standard office equipment available and used.
Work is generally performed gowned in a cleanroom environment, generally seated but may require standing and walking for up to 50% of the time.
Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no abnormal conditions caused by noise, dust, etc.
If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
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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