BMS Netherlands Operations B.V. Posted September 1, 2026

Specialist, Planner - Scheduler

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.

Position Summary

The purpose of this role is to plan and schedule maintenance and calibration work in order to sustain a cell therapy biotechnology manufacturing facility in an audit-ready, compliant state. In the future, this role may develop in a dedicated planner or scheduler role.

Key Responsibilities

Plan (What and How)

Plan all Preventive Maintenance and On Demand Corrective Work Orders prior to being Scheduled to ensure all necessary parts, tools, drawings, and equipment, are available for the F&E Technician/ External Vendor to perform work

Point of contact for all technical discussions with external vendors regarding maintenance and calibration work they will complete or have completed on site

Point of contact for all vendor Service documents that were not handed over at the time the work was completed

Ensure all critical/ required spare parts are purchased and stored in secure location for each system type

Verify that all required safety permits are approved and obtained where required

Prepares or arranges for any Job Safety Permits such as LOTO, Hot Work, Confined Space, Roof Access, Fire System Impairment, etc.

Liaise with vendors before they start work to ensure their training, equipment, spare parts, PPE etc. is suitable and conforms to BMS requirements

Schedule (Who and When)

Maintain the Maximo/ CMMS system to ensure that equipment, instrumentation, maintenance schedules, personnel and spare parts are correctly set up and maintained.

Generates planned and unplanned work orders on Maximo/ CMMS & checks work requests on a daily basis

Works with vendor to organize and agree dates for vendor visit for Maintenance activities

Collects all the information needed to complete the work request, consulting the requestor as needed

Create appropriate type of work order based on work request asset criticality

Establish Priority of work order based on final scope of work

Ensure attachments included in work request are noted in work description

Communicates status of WO to the Equipment Owner and appropriate departments

Consults with F&E or System Owner to determine the scope of activities needed to accomplish the work request

Prioritizes and Schedules the WO based on initial information and current workload of the facility and assign work to appropriate technician

Issues Maximo / CMMS reports in a timely manner to agreed recipients

Approves and completes work orders on Maximo/ CMMS

Qualifications & Experienc e

Education

Knowledge of maintenance, operations and engineering generally attained through studies resulting in a bachelor’s in engineering, a related discipline, or its equivalent

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Experience

A Minimum 4 years’ experience in one of the following fields: Clean Utilities Operations/Maintenance, (Biopharmaceutical) Process Equipment Maintenance, Experience with the alignment of Manufacturing Schedule with the Maintenance Schedule.

Experience in developing and following up on contracts with outside vendors in the performance of maintenance activities

Working knowledge of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), such as Maximo or similar.

Self-motivated, pro-active, and able to work with minimal supervision

Good written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English

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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.

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

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
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 3428 comparable Manufacturing & CMC roles across 175 biopharma companies.

3428Comparable roles tracked
3174Currently active
175Companies hiring similar roles
61Countries represented

Salary context

813 of 3428 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Operator – Plant Utilities · Lilly $13/hr – $28/hr (≈ $26,998–$58,302/yr)
Highest disclosed · Head of Analytical Development · ModernaTX, Inc. $272,200/yr – $490,100/yr
Peer group range $42,650 – $381,150 (median $127,400)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 3428 comparable roles

United States1571
Germany211
India155
France149
Ireland129
China125

+ 55 more countries

Seniority mix

1516 of 3428 peers have a known seniority level

Senior408
Manager359
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc208
Associate149
Principal129
Associate Director105
Director104
Senior Director48
Executive/VP6

Therapeutic area mix

22 of 3428 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease13
Rare Disease3
Dermatology & Aesthetics2
Oncology2
Immunology1
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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