Director, IT Cell Therapy Manufacturing Site Lead, Devens, MA

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Purpose and Scope of Position:

The Director, IT Cell Therapy Manufacturing Site Lead position plays a critical role in managing all corporate & local supported infrastructure and software at the Devens, MA Cell Therapy manufacturing site. IT is committed to achieving excellence as measured (in part) by their effectiveness in supporting business functions and related business processes across the company. The role must excel at supporting the site’s daily operations while also developing a strategic IT roadmap for the site.

Required Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a life sciences or engineering discipline or a minimum of 10 years of equivalent biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry experience.

Experience:

• Greater than 10 years in multiple organizational contexts, including IT, CSV, linking technology to business needs in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in information technology, preferably within a pharmaceutical technical operations environment. Experience should range from manufacturing and quality control systems to GxP quality management systems.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills in building high performance teams.
• Excellent skills in change management, staff mentoring, performance evaluation, life-long learning, and diagnosis of sources of problems in both technology and business processes.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory requirements in the areas of current Good Manufacturing Process (cGMP).
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and the role technology plays in satisfying those requirements is essential to this position.
• Thorough understanding of best practices in SDLC and ITIL.
• Must be client service-driven with excellent relationship management and analytical skills.
• MES and LIMS experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a matrixed organization composed of both site direct reports and groups of indirect reports to deliver effective, innovative and stable solutions that meet the needs of the site.
• Active member of the Site Leadership team. Collaborate with site leadership to develop, support, and align strategies for business process improvements through information systems automation.
• Function as the liaison and the single point of contact between site leadership and corporate IT.
• Accountable for continuous operation and maintenance of ERP, MES, LIMS, local manufacturing, quality control and quality management site IT systems as well as associated site infrastructure.
• Lead Cell Therapy site service level management scope and process with IT groups and/or vendor managed services, i.e. Service Level Agreements (SLA’s), Disaster Recovery/Service Continuity, etc.
• Provide IT leadership to site inspection readiness and data integrity initiatives.
• Participate in high-level strategic communications with the business and site leadership teams.
• Manage new demand from the various site functions (Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Science & Technology) through the IT stage gate process.
• Identify key technology trends and how new technologies might be leveraged to provide better solutions to the manufacturing site

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $178,000 - $224,000, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and the where the job is performed.

Final individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

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

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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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