Manager, Operational Excellence

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 rich in diversity. 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

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we are inspired by a single vision – transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease – and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry – each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.

Cell Therapy is one of the most groundbreaking new forms of cancer treatments being studied today. With therapies only in their infancy and BMS’s continued investment in our Cell Therapy capabilities, the growth potential of this science, your career, and the ability to help patients are incredible.

The Manager, Operational Excellence is responsible for performing functions to apply techniques and principles that will improve the end-to-end operations and supply chain processes that will deliver best in class safety, quality, productivity and cost across the liso-cel and ide-cel value streams, as well as, supporting functions and groups.

The Manager, Operational Excellence will require knowledge and experience with the Toyota Production System including most of the key lean tools and will be responsible to drive the execution of the Site Operational Excellence Roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and effectively deliver the Site Operational Excellence Roadmap for the Summit West Facility.
• Deploy Value Stream Maps, Visual Management Systems and other key lean tools.
• Utilize business intelligence tools (e.g Tableau,) and conducting advanced analytics to improve key performance metrics to achieve future desired operational capability and growth.
• Utilize simulations software to create models to identify resources needed to support operations and identify opportunities to improve overall resource utilization and capacity.
• Create and maintain capacity models, simulation models, and proactively drive capacity solutions.
• Analyzes work force utilization, facility layout, and operational data such as production costs, process flow, headcount and production schedules, to determine efficient utilization of worker and equipment.
• Support project teams, prepare project schedules, coordinate the execution of technical projects and report out to senior management.
• Implement methods for improving efficiency and reducing waste of raw materials and utilities.
• Design and facilitate kaizen/workshops to understand current processes, conduct route cause analysis investigation, design future state and develop change plans.
• Conduct Gemba style process documentation and diagnostic activities.
• Collect, consolidate, and analyze data and information, present it in a format that brings information to life and therefore supports effective decision making.
• Work closely with Engineering /Maintenance on the design and implementation of new technology and new systems/facilities related to production process needs.
• Support monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the end-to-end process and anticipate and permanently resolve issues that may arise during production.
• Provide investigation support for production related investigations, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Design and execute test plans and other risk mitigation exercise as part of investigations (e.g. Root cause analysis and CAPAs).
• Support inspection readiness and actively support regulatory inspections and ensure safe and compliant cGMP operations.
• Review and revise the content of technical documentation (e.g. investigations, changes, SOPs and batch records).

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree of Engineering/Business/ Science or related discipline.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt /Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from an accredited institution preferred
• Lean Silver Certification or Shingo Graduate preferred
• Minimum 5 years of Operational Excellence experience in the Biotech/pharmaceutical industry - Cell Therapy preferred.
• Experience with Hoshin Kanri or Policy Deployment systems implementation is desirable.

Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

Our company is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or any part of the recruitment process direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

If you want to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here with our Cell Therapy team. Full of incredible and dedicated team members, those working on CAR-T and other forms of Cell Therapy are transforming patients’ lives through science. From studying individualized cell lines to making brand new discoveries, this bold and personal discipline allows you to grow your career while making a lasting impact on the field of medicine. Join us today.

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

COVID-19 Information
To protect the safety of our workforce, customers, patients and communities, the policy of the Company requires all employees and workers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have received an exception based on an approved request for a medical or religious reasonable accommodation. Therefore, all BMS applicants seeking a role located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico must confirm that they have already received or are willing to receive the full COVID-19 vaccination by their start date as a qualification of the role and condition of employment. This requirement is subject to state and local law restrictions and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions such as Montana. This requirement is also subject to discussions with collective bargaining representatives in the U.S.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can perform complex functions through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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