Senior Manager, CAR-T Product Release Logistics

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Summit West, NJ


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The primary responsibility of the Senior Manager, CAR-T Product Release Logistics is to manage and coordinate the inbound receipt of patient material, as well as release of clinical and commercial CAR-T finished drug product manufactured at the Summit NJ site. The role will require significant collaboration across internal and external functions to ensure on-time fulfillment of final product. Ideal candidate will have demonstrated ability to balance multiple competing priorities, lead out-come focused conversations, manage logistics related to product shipment, drive site priorities and build supply chain best practices in

support of meeting site performance metrics with respect to patient experience.

Shifts Available:

  • Monday - Friday, Hybrid Day Shift

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team of 1-3 direct reports responsible for scheduling inbound apheresis receipt and outbound drug product shipments.

  • Drive the site’s Tier 2 Harvest-to-Ship process, ensuring site priority and visibility to critical shipment activity.

  • Facilitate resolution of bottlenecking issues that impact timely release of drug product

  • Act as primary contact with Patient Operations to address changes in product release priorities develop and continuously drive improvement on ways of working

  • Create and maintain detailed site plans for operations including apheresis/PBMC receipt and drug product shipments

  • Primary point of contact for the QC Testing, QA Ops, and QA Review and QA Disposition team to provide support, facilitating continuity and addressing issues as they arise.

  • Develop and implement KPI and reporting capabilities

  • Work with the Systems and Technology team during Oracle EBS implementations and upgrades.

  • Partner with value stream lead to identify and if applicable, execute continuous improvement opportunities aimed at improving delivery.

  • Develop standard work for hourly employees

  • Manage staff to oversee the completion of tactical / standard work

  • Act as site level SME during business process implementations for the Global Patient Operations and Global Supply Chain Operations teams.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Advanced understanding of cell culture, cryopreservation, purification, and aseptic processing or lab technique

  • Knowledge of cGMP/Pharmaceutical regulations

  • Advanced proficiency in planning / ERP systems and analytics tools

  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications

  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills

  • Proficient presentation development and delivery skills

  • Technical writing capability

  • Ability to work independently for extended periods of time

  • Ability to work as a team

  • Ability to 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

  • Proficient in computerized system testing

Basic Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree. An equivalent combination of education, experience and training may substitute.

  • 7+ years relevant work experience required, preferably in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

  • Strong Microsoft experience, with exceptional Excel experience.

  • ERP systems experience (SAP or ORACLE highly desired).

Preferred Requirements:

  • Scheduling experience.

  • Supply chain experience (planning, inventory mgmt., etc.)

  • Leadership experience.

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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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