BMS Netherlands Operations B.V. Posted August 27, 2026

Senior Specialist, MSAT Investigations

Leiden – NL, Netherlands Full time
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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 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 Senior Specialist, Investigations, Cell Therapy provides investigation leadership to the Leiden Cell Therapy Facility. The Senior Specialist will perform root cause analysis, work with stakeholders to identify corrective and preventative actions, and facilitate impact assessments.

Key Responsibilities

Conducting and managing the resolution of root cause investigations, including impact assessments, and CAPAs as a Lead Investigator,

Collaborating with many different groups/organizations as a Lead Investigator including Process Engineering and Support, Engineering and Facilities, Manufacturing Operations, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control,

Proactively managing the progression of investigations and CAPAs to timely and compliant closure per established KPIs,

Presentation of investigation findings to key stakeholders and site senior management,

Use of Quality Risk Management and Operational Excellence principles to facilitate risk-based decision-making, drive continuous improvement, and eliminate waste,

Ensuring safe and compliant cGMP operations and maintaining permanent inspection readiness; Actively supporting regulatory inspections

Experience, Skills, and Abilities 

Experience utilizing root cause analysis/OPEX tools and identifying corrective and preventative actions preferred

Experience with Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing is a plus

Experience in cell therapy, biologics, or vaccine manufacturing/support desired

Experience in cGMP’s and multi-national biopharmaceutical/cell therapy regulations desired

Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to influence at all levels

Ability to think strategically, and to translate strategy into action

Ability to prioritize and provide clear direction to team members in a highly dynamic environment.

Education and Knowledge

Knowledge of science generally attained through studies resulting in a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, biochemistry or related discipline plus 2-4 years’ experience in biopharmaceutical operations, or its equivalent is required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Position may require working in Clean-Room manufacturing environment approximately 15% of the time.  Remainder of work is performed in an office environment.

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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.

For roles based in Los Angeles County only:  If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information:  https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Leiden – NL, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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

We currently track 508 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 70 biopharma companies.

508Comparable roles tracked
446Currently active
70Companies hiring similar roles
29Countries represented

Salary context

198 of 508 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 · Sr Manufacturing Technician · Genz. Therap Product LP $2,400/yr – $3,200/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director / Director, CMC Product Development · AbbVie $160,500/yr – $305,000/yr
Peer group range $2,800 – $232,750 (median $146,150)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 508 comparable roles

United States323
India45
Ireland15
Netherlands14
Singapore11
China's Mainland10

+ 23 more countries

Seniority mix

508 of 508 peers have a known seniority level

Senior319
Principal99
Associate Director90

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 508 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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