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New Jersey's manufacturing sector spans pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food processing, and industrial equipment, with major employers like Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, and BASF operating facilities across the state. Operations manager roles are concentrated in Middlesex, Somerset, and Bergen counties. Many employers in these industries have established visa sponsorship programs for qualified candidates.
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Challenging. 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. 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.
Job Description
At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy. With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.
The purpose of the Manufacturing Manager role is to manage and provide oversight of a Work Centered Team (WCT) whose primary responsibility is the execution of Cell Therapy manufacturing processes. The Manufacturing Manager is responsible to ensure their WCT members maintain a culture of safety, compliance, innovation, and Continuous Improvement within the Manufacturing Operations function. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Manufacturing.
Shift Available:
- Wednesday - Saturday (with e/o Wednesday off), Onsite Night Shift, 5 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Values:
- Leads by example and drives their team to adhere to the BMS values of Inclusion, Accountability, Innovation, Urgency and Passion
GMP:
- Is accountable to ensure their WCT members execute the manufacturing of Cell Therapy products according to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) following the current, approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
Safety:
- Takes personal responsibility to work safely and to ensure their WCT members do the same.
- Performs regular safety Gemba walks, knows the hazards associated with their work and demonstrates safe behavior.
- Operates and maintains equipment to prevent injuries or incidents.
- Is accountable for the Production Records produced by their WCT members.
- Performs batch record reviews (BRR) or Electronic Batch Record review by exception.
- Ensures that all documentation produced by their WCT members follows the ALCOA+ principles.
- Ensures the documentation produced by their WCT members is right first time and all records and logbooks are complete and accurate.
- Resolves documentation errors and corrections as needed to enforce manufacturing turnaround-times.
Process Expertise
- Is required to perform Cell Therapy manufacturing to maintain hands on expert knowledge of each Unit Operation, demonstrate what good execution looks like to new WCT members and when necessary, back fills for absent team members or makes up the execution resource requirements to meet the production schedule.
- Further develops technical expertise of CAR T Manufacturing requirements.
Resource Management
- Is responsible to provide the Production Scheduling team with information (daily, weekly monthly) on the availability of their WCT production resources and tracks/maintains records of all team members actual availability vs planned or unplanned absence due to holidays, sickness or other reasons.
- Is responsible to hire personnel that meet job description criteria and BMS values that meet budgetary and fiscal requirement.
Priorities:
- Sets their WCTs priorities and adjusts as necessary to track the site and or functional priorities, establishes the WCT goals and is responsible to monitor, measure and assess the performance/completion of the WCT manufacturing activities and goals.
- Reports out performance metrics and goal progress daily, weekly, monthly in functional and site Tier meetings and the site metric control plan.
Training:
- Ensures that their WCTs have the appropriate level of training necessary for CAR-T GMP manufacturing in a multi-product commercial facility.
- Accountable to maintain their own and WCTs training compliance at the required 100% on time completion rate.
- Ensures that their WCT members are proficient and qualified to perform the manufacturing tasks before doing so.
- Monitors team training due dates and maintain the trained status of their WCT members by ensuring appropriate time is allocated to training activities.
- Immediately disqualifies personnel from GMP tasks if observed to not comply with SOPs, WIs, or batch records, including safety trainings.
Team Building and Development:
- Is responsible to build high performing WCTs comprising of, Operators, Team Leads and Supervisors.
- Recruits exceptional people, conducts interviews, reviews candidates’ suitability, and provides meaningful feedback to Talent Acquisition and HR partners during the recruitment process.
- Is responsible to create and maintain Workday profiles for all new hired staff.
- Is responsible to administer the annual performance review process, differentiating performance between team members.
- Gives recognition when deserved and guidance to improve poor performance or behavior not aligned with the BMS values.
- Conducts regular 1:1 meeting with each WCT member to mentor, develop and motivate them.
- Cascades relevant company information and takes time to help team members with their professional development including seeking out potential career development opportunities.
- Creates a culture of learning via discussion of deviations, safety incidents, and provides meaningful, timely, and accurate coaching during processing.
- Develops cross-functional relationships with Quality Shop Floor, Warehouse, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Science & Technology to sustain and maintain compliant manufacturing processes.
Deviations:
- Works proactively to reduce the number of deviations occurring within the WCTs and is accountable to drive continuous improvement to prevent repeat deviations.
- Prepares No Impact deviation records and ensures they are a clear and concise representation of the event and that all entries comply with ALCOA+ documentation principles.
- Provides Area Management Approval for deviations within their WCT as needed.
- Reports out deviation progress, maintains their deviation metrics, Pareto’s out worst or repeat causes of deviations and closes out all deviations on time.
- Provides reinforcement discussion or coaching as needed to build WCT expertise.
CAPAs, Change Controls & Projects:
- Participates in CAPAs, Change Controls and Projects from time to time as required by the business and directed by senior management.
Behaviors:
- Maintain balanced and unbiased functional relationships, championing a culture of exceptional teamwork and communication across the organization.
- Identifying and where possible mitigating risks in manufacturing operations that could negatively impact delivery of safe and effective therapies to patients.
- Develop their team through scheduled coaching sessions.
- Instill proper problem identification behaviors.
- Acknowledge ideas and/or issues with feedback on path forward (either yes, we will investigate that or no, not now... maybe later).
- Coordinate across the value stream to align with appropriate goals and objectives.
- Ability to breakdown larger goals to goals that can be influenced within their 4 walls.
- Escalate issues at the appropriate level of urgency.
- Participate, lead, or coach Go & See (Gemba) activities in their areas for current state understanding, process confirmation, waste reduction, increased flow, continuous improvement idea generation, coaching, or employee engagement.
- Lead, coach or participate in Improvement & Coaching Kata at Tier Board Meetings, at the department’s work area, or with individual team members to creatively experiment and deliver practical improvements to gaps to target.
- Support their team by removing bottlenecks to problem-solving efforts and/or escalating problems or communicating resolutions through Tiered Management process.
- Communicate expectations for the usage of Improvement/Coaching Kata, Go & See.
- Engaged and aligned in communicating and driving performance, issues, accountability and solving problems using the designed tiered management processes.
- Recognize team and individuals for their efforts to continuously improve their processes and gaps to target conditions or to model ideal behaviors.
- Create and continuously improve their Leader Standard Work for daily, weekly, quarterly, yearly critical tasks, run the business & improve the business activities.
- Practice Hansei to reassess, realign, refocus teams to disconnects with desired behaviors (Accountability, Root Cause Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement, Cross Functional Collaboration, Leadership Support).
- Take personal responsibility to work safely and ensure colleagues do the same.
- Be the champion for continuous improvement.
- Be purposefully present in the work area.
- Develop a deep ownership and understanding of one’s work area.
- Establish performance measures and targets to drive improvements.
- Participate in reviews of performance, generate improvement ideas, and take action.
- Use visual management so no problem is hidden.
- Build a culture of finding root causes and take action to prevent them from recurring.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred, or equivalent in work experience, and the ability to think and lead strategically.
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience within a GMP facility.
- Minimum of 2 years leadership experience including management of direct reports required.
Preferred Requirements:
- Advanced degree preferred.
Working Condition:
- Intermittent walking and sitting to perform job functions; however, ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time may be necessary.
- Must be comfortable working with contained human blood components.
- Physical dexterity to use computers and documentation.
- Sufficient vision and hearing capability to work in job environment.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- Must have the ability to work around laboratories and controlled, enclosed, restricted areas.
- Cleanroom garments and personal protective equipment will be required in designated areas which cover head, parts of the face, core body, and legs/feet.
- Makeup, gum, nail polish, or other potential microbial sources are prohibited in restricted areas.
- Flexibility to don clean room garments and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Clean room environment is an enclosed, restricted space, with assigned pressure and temperature conditions.
- Reagents, chemicals, and exposure to sanitization agents are expected.
- Routine exposure to human blood components. Exposure to strong magnets is likely.
- Designated areas may prohibit food, any outside materials such as cell phones, tablets, at a minimum.
- This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position.
- The primary duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job.
- This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.
- There are other duties and responsibilities that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
- Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.
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.
Compensation Overview:
Summit West - NJ - US: $103,560 - $125,495
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:
- 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 include:
- Paid Time Off
- 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)
- 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
Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees 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 Years Day.
All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.
*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With 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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.
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.
Candidate Rights
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 this position, please visit this page for important additional information: careers.bms.com/california-residents/
Data Protection
We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.
Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.
If you believe that the job posting is missing information required by local law or incorrect in any way, please contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com. Please provide the Job Title and Requisition number so we can review. Communications related to your application should not be sent to this email and you will not receive a response. Inquiries related to the status of your application should be directed to Chat with Ripley.
Working with Us
Challenging. 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. 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.
Job Description
At Bristol Myers Squibb we are reimagining the future of cell therapy. With our bold ambition, backed by a best-in-the-industry team and long-term commitment, we are leading the way to unlock the full promise of cell therapy as we strive to put more patients on the path to a cure. If you are ready to challenge yourself, accelerate your career, and give new hope to patients, there’s no better place than here at BMS with our Cell Therapy team.
The purpose of the Manufacturing Manager role is to manage and provide oversight of a Work Centered Team (WCT) whose primary responsibility is the execution of Cell Therapy manufacturing processes. The Manufacturing Manager is responsible to ensure their WCT members maintain a culture of safety, compliance, innovation, and Continuous Improvement within the Manufacturing Operations function. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Manufacturing.
Shift Available:
- Wednesday - Saturday (with e/o Wednesday off), Onsite Night Shift, 5 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Values:
- Leads by example and drives their team to adhere to the BMS values of Inclusion, Accountability, Innovation, Urgency and Passion
GMP:
- Is accountable to ensure their WCT members execute the manufacturing of Cell Therapy products according to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) following the current, approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
Safety:
- Takes personal responsibility to work safely and to ensure their WCT members do the same.
- Performs regular safety Gemba walks, knows the hazards associated with their work and demonstrates safe behavior.
- Operates and maintains equipment to prevent injuries or incidents.
- Is accountable for the Production Records produced by their WCT members.
- Performs batch record reviews (BRR) or Electronic Batch Record review by exception.
- Ensures that all documentation produced by their WCT members follows the ALCOA+ principles.
- Ensures the documentation produced by their WCT members is right first time and all records and logbooks are complete and accurate.
- Resolves documentation errors and corrections as needed to enforce manufacturing turnaround-times.
Process Expertise
- Is required to perform Cell Therapy manufacturing to maintain hands on expert knowledge of each Unit Operation, demonstrate what good execution looks like to new WCT members and when necessary, back fills for absent team members or makes up the execution resource requirements to meet the production schedule.
- Further develops technical expertise of CAR T Manufacturing requirements.
Resource Management
- Is responsible to provide the Production Scheduling team with information (daily, weekly monthly) on the availability of their WCT production resources and tracks/maintains records of all team members actual availability vs planned or unplanned absence due to holidays, sickness or other reasons.
- Is responsible to hire personnel that meet job description criteria and BMS values that meet budgetary and fiscal requirement.
Priorities:
- Sets their WCTs priorities and adjusts as necessary to track the site and or functional priorities, establishes the WCT goals and is responsible to monitor, measure and assess the performance/completion of the WCT manufacturing activities and goals.
- Reports out performance metrics and goal progress daily, weekly, monthly in functional and site Tier meetings and the site metric control plan.
Training:
- Ensures that their WCTs have the appropriate level of training necessary for CAR-T GMP manufacturing in a multi-product commercial facility.
- Accountable to maintain their own and WCTs training compliance at the required 100% on time completion rate.
- Ensures that their WCT members are proficient and qualified to perform the manufacturing tasks before doing so.
- Monitors team training due dates and maintain the trained status of their WCT members by ensuring appropriate time is allocated to training activities.
- Immediately disqualifies personnel from GMP tasks if observed to not comply with SOPs, WIs, or batch records, including safety trainings.
Team Building and Development:
- Is responsible to build high performing WCTs comprising of, Operators, Team Leads and Supervisors.
- Recruits exceptional people, conducts interviews, reviews candidates’ suitability, and provides meaningful feedback to Talent Acquisition and HR partners during the recruitment process.
- Is responsible to create and maintain Workday profiles for all new hired staff.
- Is responsible to administer the annual performance review process, differentiating performance between team members.
- Gives recognition when deserved and guidance to improve poor performance or behavior not aligned with the BMS values.
- Conducts regular 1:1 meeting with each WCT member to mentor, develop and motivate them.
- Cascades relevant company information and takes time to help team members with their professional development including seeking out potential career development opportunities.
- Creates a culture of learning via discussion of deviations, safety incidents, and provides meaningful, timely, and accurate coaching during processing.
- Develops cross-functional relationships with Quality Shop Floor, Warehouse, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Science & Technology to sustain and maintain compliant manufacturing processes.
Deviations:
- Works proactively to reduce the number of deviations occurring within the WCTs and is accountable to drive continuous improvement to prevent repeat deviations.
- Prepares No Impact deviation records and ensures they are a clear and concise representation of the event and that all entries comply with ALCOA+ documentation principles.
- Provides Area Management Approval for deviations within their WCT as needed.
- Reports out deviation progress, maintains their deviation metrics, Pareto’s out worst or repeat causes of deviations and closes out all deviations on time.
- Provides reinforcement discussion or coaching as needed to build WCT expertise.
CAPAs, Change Controls & Projects:
- Participates in CAPAs, Change Controls and Projects from time to time as required by the business and directed by senior management.
Behaviors:
- Maintain balanced and unbiased functional relationships, championing a culture of exceptional teamwork and communication across the organization.
- Identifying and where possible mitigating risks in manufacturing operations that could negatively impact delivery of safe and effective therapies to patients.
- Develop their team through scheduled coaching sessions.
- Instill proper problem identification behaviors.
- Acknowledge ideas and/or issues with feedback on path forward (either yes, we will investigate that or no, not now... maybe later).
- Coordinate across the value stream to align with appropriate goals and objectives.
- Ability to breakdown larger goals to goals that can be influenced within their 4 walls.
- Escalate issues at the appropriate level of urgency.
- Participate, lead, or coach Go & See (Gemba) activities in their areas for current state understanding, process confirmation, waste reduction, increased flow, continuous improvement idea generation, coaching, or employee engagement.
- Lead, coach or participate in Improvement & Coaching Kata at Tier Board Meetings, at the department’s work area, or with individual team members to creatively experiment and deliver practical improvements to gaps to target.
- Support their team by removing bottlenecks to problem-solving efforts and/or escalating problems or communicating resolutions through Tiered Management process.
- Communicate expectations for the usage of Improvement/Coaching Kata, Go & See.
- Engaged and aligned in communicating and driving performance, issues, accountability and solving problems using the designed tiered management processes.
- Recognize team and individuals for their efforts to continuously improve their processes and gaps to target conditions or to model ideal behaviors.
- Create and continuously improve their Leader Standard Work for daily, weekly, quarterly, yearly critical tasks, run the business & improve the business activities.
- Practice Hansei to reassess, realign, refocus teams to disconnects with desired behaviors (Accountability, Root Cause Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement, Cross Functional Collaboration, Leadership Support).
- Take personal responsibility to work safely and ensure colleagues do the same.
- Be the champion for continuous improvement.
- Be purposefully present in the work area.
- Develop a deep ownership and understanding of one’s work area.
- Establish performance measures and targets to drive improvements.
- Participate in reviews of performance, generate improvement ideas, and take action.
- Use visual management so no problem is hidden.
- Build a culture of finding root causes and take action to prevent them from recurring.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred, or equivalent in work experience, and the ability to think and lead strategically.
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience within a GMP facility.
- Minimum of 2 years leadership experience including management of direct reports required.
Preferred Requirements:
- Advanced degree preferred.
Working Condition:
- Intermittent walking and sitting to perform job functions; however, ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time may be necessary.
- Must be comfortable working with contained human blood components.
- Physical dexterity to use computers and documentation.
- Sufficient vision and hearing capability to work in job environment.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- Must have the ability to work around laboratories and controlled, enclosed, restricted areas.
- Cleanroom garments and personal protective equipment will be required in designated areas which cover head, parts of the face, core body, and legs/feet.
- Makeup, gum, nail polish, or other potential microbial sources are prohibited in restricted areas.
- Flexibility to don clean room garments and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Clean room environment is an enclosed, restricted space, with assigned pressure and temperature conditions.
- Reagents, chemicals, and exposure to sanitization agents are expected.
- Routine exposure to human blood components. Exposure to strong magnets is likely.
- Designated areas may prohibit food, any outside materials such as cell phones, tablets, at a minimum.
- This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position.
- The primary duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job.
- This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.
- There are other duties and responsibilities that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
- Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.
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.
Compensation Overview:
Summit West - NJ - US: $103,560 - $125,495
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:
- 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 include:
- Paid Time Off
- 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)
- 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
Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees 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 Years Day.
All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.
*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With 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 a supportive culture, promoting global participation 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 an 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.
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.
Candidate Rights
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 this position, please visit this page for important additional information: careers.bms.com/california-residents/
Data Protection
We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.
Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.
If you believe that the job posting is missing information required by local law or incorrect in any way, please contact BMS at TAEnablement@bms.com. Please provide the Job Title and Requisition number so we can review. Communications related to your application should not be sent to this email and you will not receive a response. Inquiries related to the status of your application should be directed to Chat with Ripley.
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Which companies sponsor visas for manufacturing operations managers in New Jersey?
Several large manufacturers with New Jersey operations have documented histories of sponsoring work visas, including Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell, BASF, Becton Dickinson, and Novo Nordisk. Pharmaceutical and specialty chemical manufacturers tend to sponsor most frequently, given their need for candidates with technical degrees in engineering, chemistry, or operations management. Mid-sized contract manufacturers and medical device companies also sponsor, though less predictably than large multinationals.
Which visa types are most common for manufacturing operations manager roles in New Jersey?
The H-1B visa is the most common visa for manufacturing operations managers in New Jersey, particularly when the role requires a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, supply chain management, or a closely related field. The L-1A is relevant for candidates transferring from a foreign affiliate into a managerial capacity. Some candidates with extraordinary ability in operations leadership pursue the O-1 visa, though this is less common at the manager level.
Which cities in New Jersey have the most manufacturing operations manager sponsorship jobs?
The highest concentration of manufacturing operations manager roles with sponsorship potential is in Middlesex County cities like New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Edison, driven by the pharmaceutical and life sciences cluster there. Parsippany and Morris Plains in Morris County host significant chemical and specialty materials operations. Bridgewater and Warren in Somerset County are also active, particularly for consumer goods and industrial manufacturers with regional headquarters nearby.
How to find manufacturing operations manager visa sponsorship jobs in New Jersey?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for visa sponsorship eligibility, making it easier to identify manufacturing operations manager openings in New Jersey without sorting through roles that won't support international candidates. You can search by state and role type to surface employers actively hiring in pharma, chemicals, and food processing. Reviewing which companies have filed Labor Condition Applications in New Jersey through public DOL disclosure data can also help you target outreach effectively.
Are there state-specific considerations for manufacturing operations manager visa sponsorship in New Jersey?
New Jersey's dense pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing base means prevailing wage determinations for operations manager roles are often benchmarked against a highly specialized workforce, which can affect the wages employers must certify on Labor Condition Applications. The state's proximity to New York City also influences employer expectations around credentials and prior experience. Candidates with backgrounds in FDA-regulated or EPA-compliant manufacturing environments are particularly competitive given the sector mix in the state.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored manufacturing operations manager jobs in New Jersey?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.