Manager, Biospecimen Lead - Late Oncology
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Princeton
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Working with UsChallenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those
aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But 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 rich in diversity. Take your career farther
than you thought possible.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 Manager, Biospecimen Lead - Late Oncology
will s upport the strategic and tactical planning as well as
operational management of biospecimens, which contribute to asset
development. Our functional teams ensure timely availability of
high quality, accurate, biological specimens; along with managing
biospecimen information-driven by end-to-end visibility and best in
class logistics. Reports to Director in Biospecimen Management -
Late Oncology . Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage the complete lifecycle of biospecimens
collected for clinical studies with minimal supervision.
- Core Clinical Team member responsible for providing
Shipping/sample movement and management including requests, query
and inventory reports, follow up active issues with vendors,
prepare sample management related reports, review/prepare tracking
activities (such as vendor manifests/inventories, tissue/blood
match pairing, depleted/non-viable samples, loading documents to
Shared Drive folders, etc.).
- Independently reviews clinical study protocol providing
comparison of vendor statement of work and biospecimen relevant
sections and feedback with support as needed.
- Performs routine vendor management responsibilities. Able to
request and/or access necessary vendor/system inventory files to
perform specimen tracking.
- Able, under direction, to create biospecimen tracker using
various tracking tools (MS Excel, Spotfire, Tableau or Polaris (if
applicable)) with support.
- Able to identify biospecimen related risks with support from
risk library. May require support for de novo risks and mitigation
strategy proposals. Support Critical to Quality (C2Q) process with
guidance, if needed.
- Exercises judgment within policy and procedure boundaries.
Troubleshoots routine problems and understands when appropriate to
ask for guidance. May need assistance to help prioritize BOW
activities during critical deadlines.
- Maintain intermediate working knowledge of compound and study
related biospecimen requirements. Qualifications: Specific
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Minimum of 3-4 years of academic, biotech, healthcare, or
pharmaceutical industry experience or equivalent.
- Basic understanding of clinical and biomedical research, GCP,
GLP, CLIA, data management, risk management, and regulatory
issues.
- Demonstrated clinical trial experience in
healthcare/medical/laboratory settings or equivalent.
- Preferred vendor experience (e.g., Central Labs, Bioanalytical,
Biomarker, CROs, Biospecimen Storage Vendors).
- Ability to develop skills for stakeholder management, including
conflict and change management.
- Preferred but not mandatory biospecimen management
experience.
- Developing knowledge of the drug discovery or developmental
process.
- Ability to apply scientific and/or functional knowledge to
conduct studies in assigned areas.
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to create
and deliver presentations/information/data to knowledgeable
audiences with limited supervision.
- Ability to adopt a biopharma enterprise-wide and
entrepreneurial mindset, act with a sense of urgency,
accountability, and integrity, and enjoy the process.
- Demonstrates change agility and willingness to pivot current
ways of working to new models.
Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications:
- Scientific degree (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or higher)
or project management or equivalent experience.Travel:
- Minimal travel required, 0%-5% of the time, as requested by the
organization. If you come across a role that intrigues you but
doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to
apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will
transform your life and career. Uniquely Interesting Work,
Life-changing CareersWith a single vision as inspiring as
Transforming patients' lives through science--- , every BMS
employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond
ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents
and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting
diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion,
innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring
out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.On-site
Protocol BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines
where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure
includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and
remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is
determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
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. For these
roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and
is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a
positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design
roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients
or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as
directed is an essential job function. 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 . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment
Opportunity statement. BMS cares about your well-being and the
well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a
result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully
vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest
and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.If
you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for
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