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Title: Scientist, Analytical Development

Primary Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey or Summit, New Jersey

Our Chemical Process Development group is a team of organic chemists, analytical chemists, and chemical engineers working together to design novel syntheses from raw materials to supply new medicines to patients. Our scientists focus on developing safe, economical, sustainable, and robust processes to support clinical trials and the launch of new medicines across various drug modalities including small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, and antibody drug conjugates. The work is driven by innovative science, data-driven decision-making, and collaborative teamwork. The scientific knowledge package from the manufacturing process, design parameters, and control strategies enables regulatory filings to bring these novel medicines to patients worldwide.

Position Summary:

This Analytical Development role will be responsible for developing effective collaborations within Chemical Process Development (CPD) project teams consisting of organic chemists, chemical engineers, and analytical scientists to support an increasingly complex portfolio of small molecules and milla-molecular (ADCs, peptides, oligonucleotides) drug candidates.

• Accountable for providing fit-for-purpose analytical methods and analyses which provide key insights and process knowledge for scale-up and process optimization studies for projects within the portfolio.

• Accountable for collaborating within project teams to provide innovative analytical approaches to help solve challenging problems encountered to support route selection and process optimization studies conducted by chemists and chemical engineers.

• Accountable for developing and transferring methods to other analytical release functions to support the timely release of clinical API batches.

• Partners with other Analytical Functions within CPD, and across Product Development to evolve, integrate and optimize analytical support to create a world-class analytical function.

• Successful candidates expected to grow and advance to become either analytical leaders or technical leads for projects within the CPD portfolio.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for willingly and enthusiastically working at the bench to solve analytical challenges encountered within pharmaceutical development. Can be relied upon to work independently to develop and validate methods, as well as investigate and apply innovative separation techniques such as 2DLC or CE. Seeks opportunities to publish/present work externally.

• Accountable for identifying opportunities and/or implementing solutions to improve monitoring of continuous manufacturing processes, and increasingly applying automation to improve efficiency, productivity, quality or reduce costs.

• Responsible for actively collaborating with other Key Scientists within the team. Expected to consistently display a can-do attitude and demonstrate the willingness and capability to adapt and grow within a complex and changing environment.

• Responsible for working with leadership to develop self, share best practices, work effectively to solve pharmaceutical development problems, and continuously learn and improve. Expected to demonstrate capability to advance upon the technical ladder or become an effective analytical lead within project teams.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in analytical or organic chemistry with 0-2 years of experience or M.S. in analytical or organic chemistry with 2-4 years of experience, or B.S. in analytical or organic chemistry with 5-7 years of experience

• Experience with chromatographic and/or spectroscopic techniques preferred.

• Experience in working across matrixed teams highly desirable.

• Demonstrated commitment to safety.

• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations within matrix teams. Demonstrated performance against cooperation principles and enterprise mindset.

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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

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb

Req Number: R1586499

Updated: 2024-10-23 05:56:16.456 UTC

Location: Summit West-NJ

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