Lead Material Handler

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Position Summary

Leiden Site is seeking a dynamic individual to join a highly motivated team of Materials Management and Supply Chain professionals. You are comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a minimal amount of direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities. You will be responsible for providing material movement and logistical support to internal and external customers in support of cellular therapeutic manufacturing during process transfers, routine production, and technology improvements. The Lead Materials Handler will act as a point of contact and coordinate across multiple cross-functional departments, thereby adhering to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), regulatory requirements and company policy while performing job functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates internal and external Material requests across multiple unit operations, including personnel and logistical needs.
• Working with Production planning, the Manufacturing responsible, and other shift leads to establish daily unit operations schedule that includes people, product, and material flow across multiple shifts.
• Completing and reviewing (electronic) documentation required by process transfer protocols, standard operating procedures, and batch records.
• Performing on-the-job training of new hires.
• Initiation of company deviations for non-conforming materials and operational anomalies.
• Assisting in setting up warehouse operations equipment / fixtures and support facility and equipment commissioning activities.
• Reviewing Warehouse Operations procedures and providing input in ensuring documents are technically sound, promote effective and efficient operations, and comply with cGMP requirements.
• Performing tasks in a manner that is consistent with departmental and corporate safety policies, quality systems and GMP requirements.
• Additional duties, tasks and responsibilities as assigned by Senior management.

Qualifications & Experience

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

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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