Senior Principal Scientist - Packaging Engineering

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.

Business Unit Overview
Our Drug Product Development team is committed to CMC design, development, and commercialization of innovative drug products 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 our colleagues in R&D and Commercial to design our drug products. Here, you’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope.

Position Summary
The Senior Principal Scientist for Solid Oral Dose Packaging is a senior role within our pharmaceutical operations team.   This position is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of solid oral dose packaging operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant production of pharmaceutical products by working closely with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation in the packaging processes for assigned projects. 

Key Responsibilities
The Senior Principal Scientist will collaborate across BMS sites with Drug Product, Analytical, API, Quality, Regulatory, and MS&T functions to execute drug product packaging development, clinical packaging strategies, provide support of drug application submissions and approvals.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the package development activities for oral solid dosage forms.

• Conducts tests with several packaging materials and final package for stability studies.

• Coordinate the packaging of stability supplies for new products.

• Provide technical expertise to the manufacturing teams, assisting with the resolution of problems associated with packaging/component equipment conflicts.

• Source, test, qualify and document new packaging components across a wide variety of types of materials and formats.

• Coordinates both internal and external resources to complete projects.

• Recommend improvements to packaging component design.

• Has in-depth knowledge of plastic injection molding and IBM and EBM molding manufacturing processes to provide guidance to suppliers to gain the correct desired outcome.

• Has in depth knowledge of thermoforming and cold form processes to provide guidance to suppliers.

• Works with packaging material suppliers to incorporate new areas of innovation into future development opportunities.

• Provide packaging technical assistance for quality and regulatory activities including developing test methods and preparation of technical documents for regulatory filings.

• Develop Instruction for Use and drive human factor studies for pediatric products.

• Responsible for driving the development of new technology to resolve packaging related issues.

• Responsible for successful project execution according to established objectives, timelines, and costs.

• This candidate must have the ability to manage multiple package development activities from concept through launch and be able to translate pharmaceutical and packaging industry trends to business opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience
Required:

•  Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 11 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical or consumer products industry
•  Primary Packaging Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in product primary packaging development, including plastic bottles and blister systems
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Proven experience designing and developing primary packaging systems
  • Hands-on experience authoring and executing packaging test protocols
  • Familiarity with global packaging regulations and compliance requirements
• Track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional packaging projects
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to thrive in multi-disciplinary team environments
• Self-directed, resourceful, and capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal supervision; proactively challenges existing practices to drive continuous improvement

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.

New Brunswick - NJ - US: $140,200 - $169,888

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 adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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