Bristol Myers Squibb

Director, Vector Product Champion

Bristol Myers Squibb

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Seattle • Massachusetts, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $218,630 - $264,926 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead a cross functional matrix team (CTTO, Development, Analytical, Quality, External Manufacturing, and Regulatory) to create an integrated technical product roadmap.
  • Develop CMC technical strategy for life cycle or pipeline programs; secure stakeholder endorsement at governance forums.
  • Partner with matrix team leads to build project schedules, charters, budgets, and resourcing plans.
  • Define and drive global process control strategies, including risk-based parameter classification, lifecycle justification of ranges, and Continued Process Verification (CPV) alignment.
  • Develop end-to-end project to portfolio execution, focused on supply stabilization, business continuity projects, and pipeline launch programs.
  • Represent CTTO in regulatory discussions and serve as a technical leader for INDs, and BLAs.
  • Participate in global change control management to ensure product quality, compliance and supply.
  • Author, review and approve regulatory CMC submission sections.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve lifecycle management and process robustness.
  • Actively manage technical risks & risk register, charter priority projects to manage high risks to the brand, and support business continuity initiatives.
  • Escalate risk and develop contingency plans through proactive stakeholder engagement.
  • Provide leadership updates on brand strategy, technical risk and the overall health of priority projects.

Requirements

  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related discipline with: 15+ years (B.S.), 15+ years (M.S.), or 12+ years (Ph.D.) of experience in biologics or cell therapy process development, tech transfer, or GMP manufacturing support.
  • Direct experience in participating on and leading technical project teams in a highly matrixed environment.
  • Proven track record managing and influencing external partnerships (CDMOs/CMOs) to achieve strategic outcomes.
  • Knowledge of CMC regulatory, drug substance & drug product manufacturing, and analytical testing requirements is strongly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of ICH guidelines, control strategies, and validation lifecycle frameworks.
  • Ability to effectively utilize project management and Lean Six Sigma tools is a plus.
  • Experience authoring and defending regulatory submissions (INDs, BLAs, variations).
  • Approximately 10-20% travel.
Benefits
  • Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
  • Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
  • Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
  • Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support.
  • Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
  • Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
  • Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
  • Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
CMC technical strategyrisk-based parameter classificationContinued Process Verification (CPV)project managementLean Six Sigmaregulatory submissionsbiologics process developmentcell therapy process developmentGMP manufacturing supportanalytical testing
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder engagementcross-functional collaborationinfluencingrisk managementcontinuous improvementcommunicationproject prioritizationproblem-solvingstrategic thinking