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The Manufacturing Cleaning & Sanitization Manager leads and drives execution of routine and on demand facility cleaning and sanitization to support manufacture of cell therapies with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s). The Manager is responsible for leading a team whose primary focus is on execution of routine cleaning and sanitization activities, maintaining a culture of compliance, innovation, and safety within their functional group. Managers are required to guide the personnel in their group with knowledge and technical knowledge to lead troubleshooting activities, provide investigation support, analyze process/equipment data, and identify and implement process improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides direct oversight of the completion of daily activities that contribute to cleaning and sanitization of GMP areas for CAR-T therapy manufacturing.Acts as an area/system owner - a point of contact for all work to be carried out in Cleaning & Sanitization and ensures proper communications with internal and external customers and stakeholders.Responsible for the health and safety of all personnel in areas of ownership- ensuring safety precautions are followed and safety hazards (including ergonomic risk) are reported and resolved in a timely manner.Willing to become certified as a safety event first responder and take action in emergency situations.Ensure all cleaning methods and materials are adequate, available, safe to use, and compliant with cGMP requirements.Takes an active role in hiring, managing, coaching and developing employees to ensure adherence to SOP's and cGMP.Fosters a collaborative and psychologically safe team environment. Leads daily huddles, resolves conflicts, and acts as a servant leader to meet the day to day needs of the staff.Drives continuous improvement initiatives, 5S, and standard work to improve safety, cost, and effectiveness.Is a role model for Quality/Right first time/Patient-focused culture by providing direct training, guidance, and problem solving as necessary.Monitors daily work coordination and distribution to maintain schedule adherence and cycle time.Builds trust relationships and productive partnerships with cross functional department teams including QA, Sterility Assurance, and Microbiology.Acts as a consultant to project teams to ensure impact to cleaning operations is considered.Supports compliance audits and deviation investigations. May own actions based on audit or deviation findings.This role is responsible for a team that works Night shift hours, 2x12 hour shifts, 7 days per week. Must be willing to work on site, with flexible hours but mainly on a swing shift schedule (~2pm-10pm) Monday through Friday.This role is supported by shift leads but does require occasional on-call duty on weekends in instances of illness, emergency, or planned time off.

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in pharma/GMP environment, preferably in a direct manufacturing setting.Minimum 1-2 years of leadership experience with demonstrated examples of leading and directing a team.Well-versed in GMP manufacturing requirements including good documentation practices, ALCOA+ principles, and sterility best practices.Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred.Minimum of high school diploma and/or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $92,000 to $121,000, 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 where the job is performed. 
Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Careers Site.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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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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