Scientist, Analytical Development

Bristol Myers Squibb•Princeton, NJ

About The Position

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us. Our Chemical Process Development group is a team of organic chemists, analytical chemists, and chemical engineers working together to design novel syntheses from raw materials to supply new medicines to patients. Our scientists focus on developing safe, economical, sustainable, and robust processes to support clinical trials and the launch of new medicines across various drug modalities including small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, and antibody drug conjugates. The work is driven by innovative science, data-driven decision-making, and collaborative teamwork. The scientific knowledge package from the manufacturing process, design parameters, and control strategies enables regulatory filings to bring these novel medicines to patients worldwide. Position Summary: This Analytical Development role will be responsible for developing effective collaborations within Chemical Process Development (CPD) project teams consisting of organic chemists, chemical engineers, and analytical scientists to support an increasingly complex portfolio of small molecules and milla-molecular (ADCs, peptides, oligonucleotides) drug candidates. Accountable for providing fit-for-purpose analytical methods and analyses which provide key insights and process knowledge for scale-up and process optimization studies for projects within the portfolio. Accountable for collaborating within project teams to provide innovative analytical approaches to help solve challenging problems encountered to support route selection and process optimization studies conducted by chemists and chemical engineers. Accountable for developing and transferring methods to other analytical release functions to support the timely release of clinical API batches. Partners with other Analytical Functions within CPD, and across Product Development to evolve, integrate and optimize analytical support to create a world-class analytical function. Successful candidates expected to grow and advance to become either analytical leaders or technical leads for projects within the CPD portfolio.

Requirements

Ph.D. in analytical or organic chemistry with 0-2 years of experience or M.S. in analytical or organic chemistry with 2-4 years of experience, or B.S. in analytical or organic chemistry 5-7 years of experience
Practical experience directly relevant to the role is critical to success and minimum degree requirements change relative to experience.
Demonstrated commitment to safety.
Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations within matrix teams.
Demonstrated performance against cooperation principles and enterprise mindset.

Nice To Haves

Experience with chromatographic and/or spectroscopic techniques preferred.
Experience in working across matrixed teams highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Responsible for willingly and enthusiastically working at the bench to solve analytical challenges encountered within pharmaceutical development.
Can be relied upon to work independently to develop and validate methods, as well as investigate and apply innovative separation techniques such as 2DLC or CE.
Seeks opportunities to publish/present work externally.
Accountable for identifying opportunities and/or implementing solutions to improve monitoring of continuous manufacturing processes, and increasingly applying automation to improve efficiency, productivity, quality or reduce costs.
Responsible for actively collaborating with other Key Scientists within the team.
Expected to consistently display a can-do attitude and demonstrate the willingness and capability to adapt and grow within a complex and changing environment.
Responsible for working with leadership to develop self, share best practices, work effectively to solve pharmaceutical development problems, and continuously learn and improve.
Expected to demonstrate capability to advance upon the technical ladder or become an effective analytical lead within project teams.

Benefits

Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees) Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays Based on eligibility, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day. All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.
Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

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