BMS Netherlands Operations B.V. Posted November 9, 2026

Manager, QC Systems and Support

Leiden – NL, Netherlands Full time
Quality Manager
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About this opportunity

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.

Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. Check out this video if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands, visit us at bms.com/nl or careers.bms.com/nl

Position Summary

The Manager QC Systems and Support provides direct management to Technicians, Associates and Specialists, as applicable, of the QC Systems and Support team and oversees the daily activities. Develop and execute a work plan for the team, ensuring safety, quality, and performance targets are achieved. Track, trend, and report key performance metrics.

Duties/ Responsibilities

Provide direct management of the QC Systems and Support team and oversee the daily activities.

Develop and execute a work plan for the team, ensuring safety, quality, and performance targets are achieved. Track, trend, and report key performance metrics.

Author, review and approve records and technical documents ensuring results are compliant with requirements, corporate guidelines and regulations.

Own and evaluate relevant change controls, investigations, deviations and CAPAs.

Hire, coach, mentor and develop team members to support the business operations and employee career development. Resolve personnel conflicts in the workspace.

Lead team meetings and cross functional operational meetings. Act as a point of contact and technical advisor for all work in the assigned area.

Communicate effectively including escalations and cascades of critical information to ensure effective business operations.

Provide performance evaluations and support development of direct reports (team members)

Ensure employees are properly trained and qualified to perform assigned tasks.

Identify and mitigate risks that could negatively impact the lab operations, safety, compliance.

Lead team resources in the design, implementation and continuous improvement of Quality Control systems.

Apply technical knowledge & scientific principles to perform troubleshooting and problem solving for non-routine & complex issues.

Ensure responsible area and/ or process is in state of inspection readiness at all times. Support internal and external inspections.

Perform other tasks as required to support the QC laboratories

Qualifications:

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Ability to accurately and completely understand, follow, interpret and apply global regulatory and cGMP requirements.

Strong leadership, coordination and communication skills.

Ability to work collaboratively in a high-paced team environment, meet deadlines and prioritize work from multiple activities.

Advanced problem-solving ability/ mentality, technically adept, logical and detail oriented.

Strong mentoring/ coaching, influencing, negotiating and personnel interaction skills.

Ability to apply Lean, Six Sigma and Risk Management concepts and tools preferred.

Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, preferably in science.

Advanced Degree preferred.6-8+ years of relevant laboratory work experience, preferably in a regulated environment.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute 2+ years of experience within a regulated environment.

2+ years of leadership experience required.

Demonstrated experience with various processes & techniques such as sample management, incoming goods control, laboratory experience.

Working knowledge of quality management systems

Working knowledge and implementation of data integrity principles.

Advanced knowledge of computerized systems and enterprise applications such as SAP, LIMS.

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Why You Should Apply

Around the world, we are passionate about making an impact on the lives of patients with serious diseases. Empowered to apply our individual talents and diverse perspectives in an inclusive culture, our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

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.

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.

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.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Leiden – NL, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 332 comparable Manager Quality roles across 83 biopharma companies.

332Comparable roles tracked
292Currently active
83Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

56 of 332 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate I, Quality Control, Raw Materials · ModernaTX, Inc. $53,500/yr – $85,600/yr
Highest disclosed · Assoc Director, Quality Assurance · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $182,070/yr – $235,620/yr
Peer group range $69,550 – $208,845 (median $166,200)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 332 comparable roles

United States135
India28
Ireland24
China23
Germany13
Japan11

+ 34 more countries

Seniority mix

332 of 332 peers have a known seniority level

Manager222
Associate65
Associate Director45

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 332 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Respiratory1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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