Vice President, Global Quality Control Operations & Analytical Sciences

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Quality Officer, the Vice President, Global Quality Control and Analytical Sciences defines and shapes the Quality Control strategy for the internal and external QC Network, ensuring a high level of cGMP compliance and the safety, efficacy, and quality of all Pharma, Bio and Sterile manufactured commercial and clinical products.

Leads all aspects of end-to-end QC operations, testing, and compliance for raw materials, drug substance, and drug product. Accountable for ensuring ongoing clinical and commercial testing, as well as supporting new product introductions and life cycle management to enable advancement of the pipeline, globalization and company strategy.

Accountable for the development, implementation, and ongoing support of QC business systems and activities. This individual will lead our network of internal and external QC laboratories globally, and collaborate with other teams at BMS (e.g., Product Development, Manufacturing Sciences and Technology, Digital/IT, QA, Manufacturing, and Regulatory organizations) to provide strategic direction and guidance on world-class end-to-end QC operations and programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions innovation and optimization of Global Laboratory systems including development of technology and digital roadmaps and strategic growth.
• Assists in development and implementation of appropriate policies and standard operating procedures, digital systems, laboratory data collection and documentation systems and training of personnel to ensure cGMP compliance.
• Owns and drives appropriate quality governance through performance of management reviews of quality KPI’s, metrics, process performance indicators and quality system signals and supply risks. Initiate corrective actions when necessary and perform follow-up on resulting measures, with support from the local Pharma, Bio and Sterile organizations.
• Owns and drives optimization of laboratory processes and systems to improve organization effectiveness; drives compliance at both internal and external laboratories to meet and exceed all BMS standards and global regulatory requirements
• Coordinates and/or provides SME (Subject Matter Expert) input to for BMS Policies, Directives, SOPs related to quality compliance when required.
• Leads communication and develops effective strategies & partnership with stakeholders from Manufacturing, SB&E, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Project Management, and Operations.
• Builds strong organizational capability for current and future needs. Recruit and develop global talent to sustain local and global competitiveness. This includes identifying individuals with leadership potential, providing mentoring and enrichment opportunities consistent with succession planning. Develop a high-performance culture within the Quality Control organization.
• Responsible for safety, compliance, strategic planning, capacity and resource analysis, equipment utilization, and ensuring consistent and harmonized day-to-day operations of BMS QC cGMP Laboratories.
• Oversees QC laboratory investigations, change controls, deviations including resolution of Out of Specifications (OOS) and Out of Trends (OOT) observations, and CAPAs for relevant QC operations and ensure knowledge sharing across the QC laboratory network.
• Leads the development, direction, and execution of the Quality Control Strategy for the Bio/Sterile and Pharma Organization. Provides leadership direction for a multi-functional group of quality professionals, aligned with Quality mindset and culture that recognizes market practices and regulatory trends to achieve a uniform Quality Control strategy, as well as other Senior Quality Leaders responsible to enable quality activities critical to compliance and network related projects.
• Supports lifecycle management, globalization and CMC deliverables including content authoring and review of Quality owned sections for INDs/IMPDs, BLAs/MAAs and Health Authority information requests and communications and ensure robust analytical control strategy and data package for supporting regulatory filings.
• Provides QC support as a subject matter expert for internal and external testing sites and product related inspections (e.g., Pre-Licensing Inspection (PLI) and periodic cGMP inspections).
• Establishes and manages QC budget and maintaining control of costs;
• Owns the resolution of quality and technical problems within the Pharma, Bio and Sterile organization in alignment with global standards, including Internal and External manufacturing, with support from the local sites.
• Establishes and oversees testing program requirements for internal and external QC testing for Analytical Chemistry, Bioassay, and Microbiology functions in support of raw material, in-process, drug substance, and finished product for overall day to day testing operations.
• Coaches, leads and mentors direct reports and builds a highly capable team through the attraction, training and development of the necessary skilled professionals to meet business needs.
• Support local Pharma, Bio, and Serile teams to ensure that GMP follow up actions for audit/inspection observations are tracked and actioned as per current QMS (Quality Management System).
• Deploys Quality Risk Management Techniques for quality oversight and problem resolution to mitigate risk in conjunction with BMS Manufacturing/Supply management and Quality.
• Supports deployment of operational excellence strategies within Quality Control Network
• Supports audits and Health Authority inspections for the Pharma, Bio / Sterile sites as necessary, including the assistance in the generation of HA responses and CAPAs. Ensure that the all-critical and major issues, which may have an adverse effect on the quality of the product or represent a risk of supply are escalated as per standard procedures to management and are resolved within stated timelines.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ability to build strong, trusting relationships, lead large/complex programs, and work across divisions, diverse business backgrounds and cultures.
• Advanced degree in science of pharmaceutical related fields (Chem, Pham, Bio, Chem Eng) preferred.
• Authentic Leadership Demonstrates an honest and unbiased understanding of their own strengths, limitations, and values; lives up to their principles and conviction without being rigid or dogmatic; generates trust by maintaining the highest level of consistency between their words and their actions.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating experience and capabilities in a matrix environment.
• A thorough understanding of company policies and regulatory requirements, and their relation to the management and documentation of product quality investigations.
• Strategic thinker who sees the bigger picture and possesses high business acumen; understands how the parts impact the overall business (end to end enterprise) and makes the best decisions for the Organization.
• Enterprise advocate appropriately evaluates tradeoffs to make bold decisions that are in the best interest of BMS and of our patients; understanding the bigger picture beyond own functional area, seeks to have an impact on organization wide performance; embrace complexity but strive for simplicity
• Change Activator Relentlessly identifies and creates game-changing opportunities that lead to higher organization performance and influences others to do the same
• Proficiency in Quality Control and Analytical processes and regulations, e.g., cGMP/GDP regulations
• Thorough understanding of technical areas related to pharmaceutical and/or biological manufacturing, chemical and/or biochemical analyses, microbiological analyses, statistical methods, regulatory and quality control/quality assurance processes.
• Must be able to interact with senior leaders in this capacity and as such is seen as a highly regarded and a credible leader with the ability to act on behalf of GQ (Internal Sites) and interface with stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.
• Talent Developer; proactively develops talent for the long and short-term, both within and outside their team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Sets and maintains high performance standards. Pays close attention to detail, accuracy, and completeness.
• Uses judgment to make sound decisions based on information gathered and analyzed.
• Courageous Innovator stretches beyond the expected to succeed in a rapidly evolving, strategic and transformational environment
• Has a proven record of accomplishment of delivering results, is action oriented and has worked directly with Compliance remediation activities as a result of regulatory actions.
• External mastery constantly looks outside the organization to understand customer needs, competitors and global trends and uses the data to achieve a competitive advantage for BMS
• Adapts to changing work environments, work priorities and organizational needs.
• >15 years of experience managing Quality and Compliance organizations.
• Plans and organizes tasks and work responsibilities to achieve objectives. Sets priorities. Schedules activities.

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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

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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