Associate Director, Campus Laboratory and Benchtop Systems

Location: Harvard

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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. Read more:  .Position Summary The Devens Campus Laboratory and Benchtop Systems Associate Director serves as the campus-wide lead for all laboratory informatics and benchtop instrument software and related IT Hardware, providing strategic leadership and accountability for the deployment, validation, integration, and lifecycle management of laboratory software and lab automation solutions supporting GxP and non-GxP research and quality operations across the site.

This position is responsible for defining requirements, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining the validated state of these tools, while working collaboratively with Quality, Research, Manufacturing, Engineering, enterprise teams, and other BMS network sites. The role ensures that all laboratory software and lab automation solutions comply with BMS regulatory, data integrity, and cybersecurity expectations.

Additionally, the Associate Director leads and empowers the campus Laboratory and Benchtop Systems team, including overseeing laboratory informatics activities, and partnering with enterprise platform teams to support site laboratory priorities.

Duties/Responsibilities Lead the Campus Laboratory and Benchtop Systems team Promote a safe and compliant environment and mindset.

Select, develop, coach, and manage the Devens Campus Laboratory and Benchtop IT team.

Set goals, objectives, and contributions of the Campus Laboratory and Benchtop IT team.

Drive continuous improvement of team productivity and KPIs.Ensure the team delivers critical projects on time.

Act as a liaison between laboratory and research stakeholders and enterprise/application teams to ensure laboratory system continuity and alignment with scientific needs.

Manage service providers and ensure alignment with contractual SLAs.Engage and support PBRG teams in support of the BMS culture.

Act as the campus-wide process owner for laboratory software and lab automation qualification, validation, and lifecycle management

Provide guidance to laboratory scientists, Quality, and site functional groups on instrument software qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and laboratory informatics system validation processes.

Participate actively with other groups to analyze and address process deficiencies.

Support the BMS Data Integrity and Quality Risk Management programs.

Lead campus-wide laboratory and benchtop systems support and project execution

Ensure appropriate support for laboratory and GxP operations across the Devens campus, including LIMS, ELN, CDS, SDMS, and benchtop instrument connectivity.

Define, implement, and track Service Level Agreements (SLA) for supported business-critical activities.

Collaborate with Devens laboratory operations and Digital Plant leaders to address issues and develop plans to enhance laboratory system reliability and user experience across the site.

Manage organizational adoption of BMS standard laboratory software and processes, including LIMS, ELN, and chromatography data systems, and help to continuously enhance processes to simplify laboratory workflows.

Represent laboratory software and automation solutions during internal audits and regulatory inspections, serving as the subject matter expert.

Ensure that procedures, guidance documents, and other GxP-related documents are maintained in a high state of…