Scientist, Downstream Development

Bristol Myers Squibb•New Brunswick, NJ

23h

About The Position

Working with Us 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 Biologics Development team is responsible for development and transfer of safe, efficient, and approvable biologics drug substance manufacturing processes and analytical methods for all of BMS’ biologics portfolio. We work closely with other BMS units to support our clinical pipeline through to late stages of clinical development. Innovation is at the core of what we do, with an intense focus on efficiency, speed, robustness, and approvability of our processes and methods. Here, you’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, pursue innovative ideas, and advance professionally alongside some of the brightest minds in Biopharma. Job Description: The Scientist position will be part of the Biologics Downstream Development department in New Brunswick, NJ that is responsible for early and late stage process development of BMS’ growing biologics pipeline. The candidate will be responsible for developing efficient, robust, and scalable purification processes for therapeutic biologics. The candidate will be working in a dynamic and collaborative team environment with opportunities to lead development and matrix teams, while enhancing our ever-growing biologics portfolio.

Requirements

PhD in Biotechnology, Protein Chemistry, Biochemistry or Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, with 0-2 years, or MS with 2- 4 years, or BS with 5-7 years of relevant industrial and/or academic experience preferred.
Knowledge of protein purification, protein stability, and demonstrated experimental skills for laboratory work are required.
Critical qualities include a high degree of initiative, good verbal and written communication skills, strong scientific skills and attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of protein characterization and analytical techniques is preferred.
Knowledge of statistical experimental design and data analysis is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement scalable purification processes for biologics drug to meet established timelines.
Design and execute downstream process development laboratory studies.
Organize and interpret results, present to matrix team and management.
Transfer developed processes from development to clinical production facilities.
Support clinical manufacturing by reviewing documents and/or using technical expertise to ensure successful manufacturing campaigns.
Author electronic notebook records, process descriptions, process development reports, and other documentation/technical reports for progression of assets and/or support of regulatory filings.

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.

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