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.
MS&T is a science-driven organization dedicated to building deep scientific and technical knowledge of our products and processes across the full pharmaceutical lifecycle. The organization supports both internal and external manufacturing and packaging networks, ensuring robust, compliant, and efficient supply.
The Senior Scientist, Drug Product & Packaging is an experienced individual contributor who provides strong scientific and technical expertise in support of drug product and packaging processes for commercial and late-stage products. The role focuses on execution, problem solving, and technical depth within defined project scopes and operates with a high degree of autonomy while aligning with strategies and priorities set by senior MS&T leadership.
The Senior Scientist is expected to independently handle complex technical assignments, contribute significantly to cross-functional teams, and apply sound scientific judgment to support reliable product supply, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter contributor for drug product and packaging processes
- Contribute to standards and SOPs
- Support investigations and root cause analysis
- Contribute to CQAs, CPPs, and control strategies
- Design and execute technical and validation studies
- Technology Transfer & Lifecycle Management
- Support DP and packaging tech transfer
- Ensure knowledge capture via TPT
- Support lifecycle improvements
- Project & Documentation Responsibilities
- Own defined technical workstreams
- Author and review GMP documentation
- Support CMC submissions
- Scientific Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain scientific expertise
- Drive continuous improvement
Qualifications
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Good working knowledge of QA, cGMP, and the Pharmaceutical Regulatory framework.
- Good knowledge of various types of pharmaceutical packaging processes/technologies.
- Good knowledge of Technology Transfer and validation.
- Working knowledge Lean and 6 Sigma methodologies.
- Good leadership skills and ability to influence and work across organizational boundaries.
- Effective communication skills, good command of English and preferably another European language.
Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Process/Packaging Engineering/Technology, Process/Packaging Development, or similar education in this field.
- 5-8 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical/Cosmetics/Food industry.
- Experience in the development/application design and their implementation.
- Knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical packaging materials.
- Demonstrated project leadership. Experience of multi-site/cross-site project management.
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.
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.
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R1606196 : Senior ScientistSkills Required
- Minimum bachelor's degree in Process Engineering, Packaging Engineering or Technology, Process or Packaging Development, or a related field
- 5-8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, or food industry
- Working knowledge of QA, cGMP, and the pharmaceutical regulatory framework
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical packaging processes, technologies, and materials
- Knowledge and experience with technology transfer and validation
- Experience with development, application design, and implementation
- Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Demonstrated project leadership and multi-site or cross-site project management experience
- Strong leadership, communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Good command of English
- Knowledge of another European language
Bristol Myers Squibb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bristol Myers Squibb and has not been reviewed or approved by Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair and competitive for the pharmaceutical sector, with many describing compensation as good or better than expected. Feedback suggests base pay combined with incentives contributes to overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, combining medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs, along with access to on‑site fitness. Feedback suggests employer contributions to health accounts and wellbeing incentives further strengthen perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings are reinforced by a strong 401(k) match and additional plan options. This structure is commonly cited as a standout component of total rewards.
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What We Do
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
