Associate Scientist/Engineer, Manufacturing Technology
Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Location
- Devens - MA - US
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Entry
- H-1B history
- 57 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 4, 2026
About this role
At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. Join Bristol Myers Squibb’s Devens Manufacturing Science and Technology- Manufacturing Technology team as a Associate Scientist/Engineer supporting commercial biologics manufacturing. In this role, you will serve as a process technical expert for large-scale cell culture and single-use manufacturing operations, providing science- and data-driven support to sustain GMP compliance, resolve complex process issues, and ensure reliable supply of life-changing therapies to patients. As a key member of the Manufacturing Technology- Process Technical Operations team, you will serve as a technical support for commercial biologics manufacturing, leading and supporting deviation investigations, root cause analyses, CAPA development, process monitoring, continuous process verification, change controls, regulatory inspection readiness, and lifecycle management activities. You will apply process knowledge, manufacturing data, and scientific judgment to identify trends, resolve complex process challenges, improve process robustness, and support reliable GMP execution. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, MS&T, Validation, Analytical, Technical Product Teams, and site leadership to strengthen process performance, enable technology transfer, and advance continuous improvement across biopharmaceutical manufacturing. This opportunity is ideal for a technically strong, collaborative scientist who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and is motivated by solving complex problems that directly support BMS’s mission to deliver patient-focused therapies. Duties/Responsibilities 1. Provide technical support for commercial biologics manufacturing operations, including process deviation troubleshooting, process performance assessment, and identification of opportunities to improve process robustness and reliability. 2. Support root cause investigations for process deviations by contributing to data review, impact assessments, risk-based conclusions, and CAPA development. 3. Provide process technical support for internal audits, regulatory inspections, technical discussions, and health authority responses, including preparation of inspection-ready supporting documentation. 4. Provide on-call technical support for 24x7 large-scale cell culture and single-use biologics manufacturing operations, as needed. 5. Apply knowledge of cGMP expectations, BMS corporate standards, site procedures, regulatory requirements, and quality systems to investigations, change controls, technical assessments, and project deliverables. 6. Support process technology transfer, process validation, process performance qualification, post-approval changes, and preparation or review of CMC documentation. 7. Contribute to cross-functional technical projects supporting process robustness, yield improvement, digital manufacturing, operational excellence, and manufacturing performance objectives. 8. Evaluate process performance using manufacturing data, historical process knowledge, and basic statistical or data analysis tools to identify trends and recommend process improvements. 9. Author and review technical documents, including protocols, reports, SOPs, technical assessments, risk assessments, impact assessments, campaign summaries, and other GMP documentation. 10. Support change controls and related documentation to ensure technical accuracy, process