Senior Associate Scientist

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.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-driven individual to join the Gene Delivery & Editing Process Development team as an Associate/Senior Associate Scientist.

The Associate/Senior Associate Scientist will perform bioprocessing unit operations in support of Adeno Associated Virus and Lentivirus batches at the 50-200L Pilot scale, in support of process development and early clinical manufacturing for Cell Therapy programs. The position will require upstream (mammalian cell culture, bioreactor operation) and downstream (depth filtration, chromatography, tangential flow filtration) unit operation planning and execution in a development environment. Additional duties will include buffer preparation, inventory management, lab notebook entries, data analysis, authoring technical reports, and presentation of results. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends is required.

Education Requirements and Basic Qualifications

• B.S. in Chemical/Biological Engineering, Immunology, Biology or relevant scientific discipline with 2-6 years of biotechnology or cell therapy industry experience
• Downstream processing experience using chromatography and/or tangential flow filtration
• Strong scientific or technical writing skills
• Excellent documentation and data management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and on a team in a fast-paced environment, and prioritize work across multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with aseptic processing of mammalian cell culture in biological saf
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• Experience with Pilot scale bioreactors and depth filtration equipment
• Experience with Lentiviral and Adeno Associated Virus upstream and downstream bioprocessing and technology transfer

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.

Seattle - WA: $88,430 - $107,151

The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.

Benefits:

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans – including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).

U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.

Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.

Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits

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 [email protected]. 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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