Associate Scientist, Analytical Development

About the role

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.

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.

Business Unit Overview

Our Chemical Process Development (CPD) team is committed to CMC design, development, and commercialization of innovative drug substances to improve patient lives. We leverage the best people, collaboration, and cutting-edge innovation to achieve this commitment. BMS’s internal engine of innovation includes unrivaled industry-leading expertise in CMC development of small molecules, protein biotherapeutics, protein degraders, and other therapeutic modalities. We collaborate closely with colleagues in R&D and Commercial to design our medicines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate as an individual contributor within an analytical project matrix team for multiple development candidates across BMS sites to develop analytical methodology supporting drug substance process development.
• Develop in-process and release analytical methods throughout the synthetic chemistry of drug substances, including chromatography-based methods such as HPLC/UHPLC/SEC/GC/IC, as well as other pharmaceutically relevant techniques (e.g., KF, LOD, titration), under the supervision of a senior scientist.
• Perform critical analysis of analytical results to improve the robustness of analytical methods and enhance understanding of key quality attributes.
• Actively collaborate with other key scientists within the team, demonstrating a can-do attitude and adaptability in a complex and changing environment.
• Review and discuss analytical results and conclusions both orally and in writing.
• Facilitate analytical problem-solving by utilizing various analytical techniques in the development of drug substance programs.
• Collaborate within project teams to provide innovative analytical approaches to solve challenging problems encountered during route selection and process optimization studies.
• Partner with other Analytical Functions within CPD and across Product Development to evolve, integrate, and optimize analytical support, creating a world-class analytical function.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent, with 1–5 years of demonstrated pharmaceutical industry experience in relevant analytical techniques (or 0–2 years with an MS).
• Experience with various analytical techniques, including chromatography and/or spectroscopy.
• Familiarity with modern laboratory equipment, automation, and digital tools.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety.
• Ability to execute and document scientific experiments and effectively communicate study results.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and a strong desire to grow scientifically.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team-building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations within matrix teams.
• Demonstrated performance against cooperation principles and enterprise mindset.

Pay

New Brunswick, NJ, US: $75,500 - $91,485 (full-time employee basis). Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate accounts for required skills, job location, work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life Benefits:
  • Paid Time Off for US Exempt Employees: Flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval), 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico, or Rayzebio employees).
  • Paid Time Off for Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico, and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
  • Additional time off (based on eligibility) may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs, and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Schedule

This role follows BMS’s occupancy structure, which determines where work is conducted:

• 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. Onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture.
• Field-based and remote-by-design roles: Require the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients, or business partners and attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed.