Senior Manager, Qa Manufacturing Operations

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Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland

Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units
Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company's first European biologics manufacturing facility. This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company's growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.
BMS Cruiserath has been awarded "Biopharma Company of the Year 2019" in the Irish Pharma Industry Awards and is certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017, including as a Great Place to Work for Women in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The Role

BMS Cruiserath Biologics is seeking to recruit a Senior Manager to support the QA Manufacturing Operations department at Cruiserath for an initial 12-month period.
Reporting to the Associate Director, QA Operations for Biological Drug Substance Manufacture, the QA MFG Ops Senior Manager will be responsible for managing the QA Team responsible for directly supporting commercial drug substance manufacture at BMS Cruiserath.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Managing the Days and Shift Teams providing direct on-the-floor support to Manufacturing Operations
Hiring, capacity planning and managing team members to provide quality assurance oversight of Manufacturing Operations and the WCL (Warehouse Cryogenics Logistics)
Coordinating the batch record review process in line with disposition cycle times and quality metrics
Providing quality support to MS&T (Manufacturing Sciences & Technology) and Supply Chain
Providing support for technical transfers and process validation activities
Acting as Quality lead on significant investigations
Acting as QA approver on site and global change controls
SAP QM (Quality Management) maintenance
Providing operational support for MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and the introduction of electronic batch records
Coordinating QA Walkthrough programs for MPCC and WCL
Supporting Maintenance, Environmental Monitoring and Pest Control programs.
Supporting the site through regulatory inspections, global inspections and market approvals
Establishing best practices and continuous improvement initiatives, in collaboration with Quality Systems and Compliance, to ensure compliance of operational activities to all applicable policies, directives, guidance documents and regulatory requirements
Participating in the site self-inspection program by conducting audits of site functions as required

Qualifications Knowledge and Skills required
A degree in science, engineering or related discipline is essential along with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a role within the biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical industry.
Experience acting as a People Manager is desirable but is not essential.
Ability to make decisions and align a target audience with the decision taken.
Demonstrated proficiency communicating and collaborating at a variety of levels and across divisions.
Excellent time management, attention to detail and organisational skills along with a proven ability to multi-task
Demonstrated ability to recognise issues, highlight risks and prioritise workload based on schedule requirements.
Proven success working well in a team environment with flexibility to react to changing business needs
Demonstrated problem solving and project management ability.

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 an annual bonus, pension contribution, family medical allowance, 27 days of annual leave, life assurance and on-site gym

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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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