Associate Director, CAR-T Site Supply Chain Product Planner

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.

Position Summary

The Associate Director CAR-T Site Supply Chain Product Planner is a planning role in the Cell Therapy Operations Summit West (CTO SMVV) New Jersey manufacturing site. The product planner will be responsible for the short-term product schedule and end to end planning of that product. The product planner will be responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, and ensuring routine, timely delivery of

product. This role will report directly to Supply planning Director and sit on the Product Specific Value Stream team representing Supply Chain.

Duties/Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a product supply plan for the short-term horizon, incorporating equipment, media, raw materials, vector and LN2 planning.

Develop and own raw material transition plans.

Analyze data and metrics to optimize the schedule and improve overall efficiency.

Own inventory and inventory reporting for the respective product.

Support product launches by ensuring master data is setup and supply chain

readiness.

Coordinate with a cross-functional team to gather inputs and updates to maintain the supply plan.

Work closely with the detailed scheduling team to hand-off the finite schedule and continuously work to improve scheduling process and tools to enhance productivity and accuracy.

Ability to implement new technology into the planning process to automate and

streamline communication.

Represent supply chain on the Product Value Stream team.

Qualifications

Deep understanding and/or experience in supply chain planning and scheduling.

Continuous improvement mindset with ability to identify and implement changes.

Experience utilizing and implementing systems to increase planning connectedness and productivity.

Flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity.

Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to develop and maintain

effective professional relations with colleagues at all levels across the

organization.

Strong understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Food

and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements (EMA,

TGA).

Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, sciences, business life management or related fields.

8-10 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry.

7-10 years of experience in production planning.

7-10 years of experience in GMP supply chain.

3 years of experience with raw materials.

ERP systems experience (SAP preferred)

Production scheduling experience.

Preferred Requirements:

Green Belt Certified

Operational Excellence experience

Strong influencer

APICS training and/or certification

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Summit West - NJ - US: $156,390 - $189,510


The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. 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 https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
 

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.

• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

​Work-life benefits include:

Paid Time Off

• US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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