Senior Specialist, QC Planner
Bristol Myers Squibb
Summary
Serve as the site representative and SME for QC planning and scheduling operations and tools. Participate in cross functional operational planning meetings and project teams. Communicate daily adjustments to testing schedule as required.
Job description
Position Summary
Serve as the site representative and SME for QC planning and scheduling operations and tools. Participate in cross functional operational planning meetings and project teams. Communicate daily adjustments to testing schedule as required.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Serve as the site representative and SME for QC planning and scheduling operations and tools.
- Participate in cross functional operational planning meetings and project teams.
- Communicate daily adjustments to testing schedule as required.
- Maintain / administer the QC scheduling tools.
- Review scheduling performance to ensure efficient use of resources and achieve performance objectives.
- Develop tracking tools and metrics to monitor adherence to the established schedule and lead times.
- Propose and implement improvements to scheduling process to increase efficiency and productivity.
- Support QC Management in anticipating mid- to long-term capacity needs and constraints (personnel, equipment, and lab space).
- Support strategic proposals.
- Train others on QC scheduling process and tools.
- Perform other tasks as required to support the QC laboratories.
Reporting Relationship
This position will report to QC management.
Qualifications
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Proactive, action oriented, with the ability to adapt to change.
- Advanced skills in organizing, planning, priority setting and time management.
- Ability to identify and flag risks or priority conflicts in a timely manner to keep deliverables on track.
- Advanced problem-solving ability/mentality, technically adept and logical.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with other departments.
- Communicate effectively with peers, department management and cross-functional peers.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment, meet deadlines, and prioritize work.
- Skilled in influencing, negotiating and personnel interaction.
Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree preferred in science.
- Associate's degree with equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
- Netherlands: MLO level 4 or higher preferred, equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
- 4+ years of relevant work experience.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
- Demonstrated experience with operations planning and scheduling.
- Advanced knowledge of computerized systems and enterprise applications such as LIMS, Smart-QC preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred in science
- Associate's degree with equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered
- 4+ years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated experience with operations planning and scheduling
- Advanced knowledge of computerized systems and enterprise applications such as LIMS, Smart-QC preferred
- Proactive, action oriented, with the ability to adapt to change
- Advanced skills in organizing, planning, priority setting and time management
- Ability to identify and flag risks or priority conflicts in a timely manner
- Advanced problem-solving ability/mentality, technically adept and logical
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with other departments
- Communicate effectively with peers, department management and cross-functional peers
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment, meet deadlines, and prioritize work
- Skilled in influencing, negotiating and personnel interaction
Benefits
- Wellbeing support
- Retirement benefits
- Financial protection benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid company holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Paid volunteer days
- Summer hours flexibility
- Leaves of absence
- Annual global shutdown
Company overview
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company operates with a unique BioPharma strategy that combines the reach and resources of a major pharmaceutical company with the entrepreneurial spirit and agility of a biotech firm. BMS focuses on transformative therapies in key therapeutic areas including oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis. The company has built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and leverages translational medicine and data analytics to deliver the right medicine to the right patient at the right time. With over 10,000 employees worldwide, Bristol Myers Squibb maintains a strong commitment to scientific excellence, patient-centric innovation, and global health equity through its foundation. The company's portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments such as Opdivo (nivolumab) for cancer, Eliquis (apixaban) for cardiovascular conditions, and Orencia (abatacept) for autoimmune diseases, among others.