Associate Director- Separations, Analytical Method Sciences (AMS)

Bristol Myers Squibb • Devens, MA

8d • $174,260 - $211,160

About The Position

The Associate Director of Separations provides strategic and organizational leadership for Bristol Myers Squibb’s Analytical Method Sciences (AMS) Separations organization, reporting to the Director of Analytical Method Sciences in Analytical Science and Technology. The role leads scientists who support chromatographic, electrophoretic, and characterization methods used for commercial release and stability testing of biopharmaceutical products. Methods include SEC, CEX, CE-SDS, icIEF, peptide mapping, glycan analysis, SDS-PAGE, and UV/Vis.

The role sets organizational priorities and technical direction, builds scientific and leadership capability, and ensures execution of analytical lifecycle activities that support commercial product supply. It provides oversight of method lifecycle management, validation, transfer, comparability, remediation, and performance monitoring; acts as a technical escalation point for complex scientific issues and analytical risks; and contributes to analytical CMC strategy, regulatory dossier authorship, and responses to Health Authority queries.

As a member of the AMS leadership team, the Associate Director promotes organizational effectiveness, operational excellence, talent development, and strategic execution. The role works across Quality Control, Analytical Development, MS&T, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Product Teams to align analytical strategy, business needs, and resources, and supports regulatory submissions, inspections, audits, and health authority interactions.

Requirements

• PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline with 10+ years of relevant industry experience; or an MS or BS degree with 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Significant experience supporting and leading analytical sciences, biologics characterization, quality, and commercialization activities within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience leading scientific and technical organizations in regulated environments.

Nice To Haves

• Significant experience in analytical sciences supporting biologics development, commercialization, licensure, and lifecycle management.
• Expertise in analytical characterization methods including SEC, CEX, CE-SDS, icIEF, peptide mapping, glycan analysis, and other techniques supporting biologics control strategies.
• Experience developing, validating, transferring, and sustaining analytical methods, and establishing lifecycle management and validation strategies aligned with industry best practices and global regulatory expectations.
• Strong understanding of Quality Control operations, analytical testing, cGMP/GDP requirements, quality systems, and product quality investigations in regulated environments.
• Experience authoring, reviewing, and supporting regulatory submissions, health authority interactions, and inspection readiness activities.
• Success leading scientific organizations responsible for analytical lifecycle management, investigations, technical problem-solving, and commercialization support.
• Ability to build high-performing teams, develop scientific talent, and create organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, and strategic leadership.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate organizational strategy into operational execution while balancing scientific excellence, compliance, and business priorities.
• Strong leadership, communication, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, including success working across complex global matrix organizations.
• Ability to lead through change, drive innovation and continuous improvement, and deliver sustainable business results in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Experience in commercial QC.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the strategic vision for the AMS Separations organization in alignment with business and functional objectives.
• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, workforce planning, performance management, and strategic hiring.
• Develop future technical and people leaders and create a sustainable pipeline of scientific talent.
• Establish priorities and allocate resources across multiple products, platforms, and business initiatives.
• Drive organizational effectiveness, flexibility, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation.
• Provide strategic oversight and scientific direction for analytical lifecycle management, validation, transfer, comparability, remediation, and method performance monitoring.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex scientific issues, analytical risks, and business-critical decisions.
• Ensure scientific rigor, risk assessment, and governance across analytical programs.
• Guide technical strategy and develop capabilities needed for evolving portfolio needs.
• Coach and develop scientists in technical decision-making, problem-solving, and scientific leadership.
• Partner with Quality Control, Analytical Development, MS&T, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Product Teams to develop and execute analytical strategies.
• Align commercial needs, analytical capabilities, and resource planning.
• Support regulatory submissions, inspections, audits, and health authority interactions as a technical and strategic leader.
• Influence organizational and business decisions through technical and leadership credibility.
• Contribute to analytical CMC strategy and dossier authorship for licensure, including technical support for responses to Health Authority queries.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off without a set accrual limit for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• 11 paid company holidays each year.
• For eligible non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico: 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires, subject to manager approval, 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Depending on eligibility, additional time-off benefits may include paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
• Eligible employees may receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
• Additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior