BMS Japan Posted May 18, 2026

Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Quality, Cell Therapy Global Quality

Otemachi-JP, Japan Full time
Quality Manager

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About this opportunity

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.

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Position Summary

Provide Quality Oversight of technology transfer and routine GCTP/GMP operations at CMOs in support of cell therapy intermediate product manufacturing.

Partner with CMO Quality to provide oversight of manufacturing operations and ensure work is performed in accordance with approved regulatory submissions, master service and/or quality agreements and applicable regulatory requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities

Provide Quality Oversight of technology transfer and routine GCTP/GMP operations at CMOs in support of cell therapy intermediate product manufacturing.

Partner with CMO Quality to provide oversight of manufacturing operations and ensure work is performed in accordance with approved regulatory submissions, master service and/or quality agreements and applicable regulatory requirements.

Provide quality compliance guidance and oversee readiness for pre-license inspection including the remediation of any GCTP/GMP deficiencies in order to ensure a timely approval and commercial launch

Collaborate with other leaders across the organization and assist in the continuous improvement and lifecycle management of CMO oversight program

Responsible for batch record review and product batch disposition

Responsible for review and/or approval of CMO deviation investigations, CAPA, controlled documents (Master Batch Records)

Act as QA impact assessor and approver of CMO related changes

Responsible for review and approval of protocol/reports in support of regulatory submissions

Responsible for review and/or approval of COI risk assessment and process map

Responsible for quality risk assessment

Develop and approve annual product review reports generated by CMOs

Collaborate with Global Quality Systems and ensure CMO’s timely implementation of corrective actions resulted from BMS’s audits

Assist in CMO GCTP/GMP audits, as required

Influencing to key stakeholders internally and externally.

Support Management Review activities and oversee trending of key quality, product and GCTP/GMP metrics related to CMO

Develop departmental goals and ensure timely completion of all deliverables

Reporting Relationship

Director, APAC External Manufacturing Quality, Cell Therapy

Qualifications

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Expertise in GCTP/GMP compliance and Japan regulations is required

Background in aseptic processing is required

Demonstrates strong proficiency in both Japanese and English communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and to develop and maintain strong business partner relationships

Soft skills such as logical thinking and agility are required

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:

Master’s or bachelor’s in biochemistry, biology, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy, or a related field.

Experience with overseeing GCTP/GMP operations is preferred

T ravel

This position requires t ravel to CMO

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 Careers

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On-site Protocol

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R1599747 : Senior Manager, External Manufacturing Quality, Cell Therapy Global Quality

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Otemachi-JP, Japan
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 164 comparable Manager Quality roles across 51 biopharma companies.

164Comparable roles tracked
151Currently active
51Companies hiring similar roles
25Countries represented

Salary context

44 of 164 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Specialist, Quality Control, Lab Support · Merck $65,100/yr – $102,500/yr
Peer group range $83,800 – $219,500 (median $163,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 164 comparable roles

United States73
China16
Ireland15
India14
Japan8
Singapore6

+ 19 more countries

Seniority mix

164 of 164 peers have a known seniority level

Manager115
Associate Director26
Associate23

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 164 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

60%similar
Gilead Sciences K.K. Tokyo, Japan Manager
Same function Same seniority Same country
60%similar
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Same function Same seniority Same country
60%similar
Amgen K.K. Tokyo, Japan Manager
Same function Same seniority Same country
60%similar
Amgen K.K. Tokyo, Japan Manager
Same function Same seniority Same country
60%similar
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60%similar
UCB Saitama, Saitama, Japan Manager
Same function Same seniority Same country

How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

60%
Manager / Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance, Commercial QA
Gilead Sciences K.K. · Tokyo, Japan · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
60%
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Amgen K.K. · Tokyo, Japan · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
60%
【Alexion Japan】Manager, Japan Country Quality
AstraZeneca · Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
45%
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Novartis · Carlsbad, United States · Manager
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.