Senior Manager, Manufacturing Compliance & Training

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Manufacturing Compliance Senior Manager leads a team of 30 managers, supervisors, and individual contributors that manage manufacturing quality commitments. The Manufacturing Compliance team is a part of the overall manufacturing team and is organized around quality deliverable work product such as deviation trending, CAPA execution (Corrective Action/ Preventative Action), training, technical transfer activities, Quality Risk Management documents, Master Batch Record content, and change control records. The Senior Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the Manufacturing Compliance & Training team, including the people, written procedures, business processes, and key performance indicators. Additionally, the Senior Manager serves as a mentor to members of the manufacturing compliance or operations team, sponsors complex projects or teams, and helps develop future state business processes for manufacturing.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant science or engineering discipline and/or equivalent combination of work experience is required.

Experience:

• 12+ years of relevant cell therapy or other regulated industry manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of leadership experience including the supervision of direct reports. Minimum of 3 years in a Quality Assurance role.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven proficiency in coaching and developing front line leaders is required.
• Extensive knowledge of SOPs and cGMPs and the know–how to work and manage within a regulatory environment.
• Adaptable to a fast paced, complex and ever-changing business environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Responsibilities

Manage the Manufacturing Compliance & Training Team at Jump. This includes:

• Hiring, mentoring and developing exceptional individual contributors and front line leaders.
• Leading the development vision and decision-making alignment across teams groups within manufacturing.
• Working through a team to deliver quality commitments on time, in full.
• Creating and enhancing a culture of teamwork, collaboration and communication across the manufacturing organization
• Building effective cross-functional relationships both internally within the Manufacturing Leadership Team and externally across JuMP.
• Championing the JuMP quality philosophy.

Participates in operation of the Jump Manufacturing Plant. This includes:

• Deploying department goals, tracking and reporting KPIs, and driving continuous improvement efforts within the reporting group
• Identifying and mitigating risks in manufacturing operations that could negatively impact delivery of safe and effective therapies to patients, eg – via performing Gemba walks, trending programs, risk evaluations
• Coordinating inspection readiness efforts within Manufacturing
• Establishing team policies, organizational structure, shift structure, and career ladders
• Assigning review of and training for a variety of documents, including standard operating procedures, batch records, material specifications, and validation protocols / reports
• Ensuring deviations, CAPA, change controls, process transfers, and other business drivers are supported with Compliance resources
• Driving right first time (RFT) culture and executes manufacturing unit operations by providing direct training, guidance, and problem solving
• Aiding in establishment of policies, organizational structure and career ladders.
• Delivering communications to staff member levels that are accurate, consistent, and fit to vision within the functional area supervisory group

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $114,000 - $144,000​, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation is decided based on demonstrated experience.

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Eligibility for specific benefits listed in our careers site may vary based on the job and location.

WORKING CONDITIONS (US Only):

• Office environment: temperature-controlled, LED or Fluorescent lighting
• Typing and computer use for extended periods
• Sit/stand workstations available
• 8-hour standard work week (5 days x 8 hours)
• May work some days remotely, up to 2 days/work week

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. The primary duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job.

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. There are other duties and responsibilities that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.

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On-site Protocol
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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