Bristol Myers Squibb

Manager - Biospecimen Working with Us.- Challenging.- Meaningful.- Life-changing.- Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job.- But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual.- Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department.- From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.- You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams.- Take your career farther than you thought possible.- Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment.- We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.- Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us .Position Summary:- We are seeking a candidate with knowledge of clinical trials and the end-to-end management of biospecimens.- You will be an independent contributor who will work closely with our Clinical Teams to develop and implement biospecimen management plan for BMS-sponsored Phase 1-4 clinical trials.- Critical to this role is the ability to oversee timelines for specimen data delivery and thereby, enabling quick decision-making and ensuring BMS's continuous competitive advantage.Key Responsibilities:- Oversee and manage the complete lifecycle of biospecimens collected for clinical studies with minimal supervision.- Clinical Team member responsible for providing shipping/sample movement and management including requests, query and inventory reports, follow up active issues with vendors, prepare sample management related reports, review/prepare tracking activities (such as vendor manifests/inventories, tissue/blood match pairing, depleted/non-viable samples, loading documents to Shared Drive folders, etc.- Independently reviews clinical study protocol providing comparison of vendor statement of work and biospecimen relevant sections and feedback with support as needed.- Performs routine vendor management responsibilities.- Able to request and/or access necessary vendor/system inventory files to perform specimen tracking.- Able, under direction, to create biospecimen tracker using various tracking tools (MS Excel, Spotfire, Tableau or internal systems (if applicable)).- Exercises judgment within policy and procedure boundaries.- Troubleshoots routine problems and understands when appropriate to ask for guidance.Qualifications & Experience:- Minimum of 3-4 years academic, biotech, healthcare or pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent.- Basic understanding of clinical and biomedical research, GCP, GLP, CLIA, data management, risk management and regulatory issues.- Demonstrated clinical trial experience, healthcare/medical/laboratory or equivalent.- Vendor experience preferred (e.g., Central Labs, Bioanalytical, Biomarker, CROs, Biospecimen Storage Vendors, etc.- Biospecimen management experience preferred but not mandatory.- Ability to effectively communicate, create and deliver presentation/information/data to knowledgeable audiences, with limited supervision.- Ability to adopt a biopharma enterprise-wide and entrepreneurial mindset, to act with a sense of urgency, accountability and integrity, and to have fun along the way.- Travel requirement is minimal, 0%5% of time, when organization requests.- If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.- You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.- 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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 BMS has an 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.- 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.- BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities.- As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.- BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.- Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations. 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