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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.\nJob Description\nAt Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), we are inspired by a single vision - transforming patients’ lives through science. In oncology, hematology, immunology, and cardiovascular disease - and one of the most diverse and promising pipelines in the industry - each of our passionate colleagues contribute to innovations that drive meaningful change. We bring a human touch to every treatment we pioneer. Join us and make a difference.\nWe are seeking a highly skilled Sr. Engineer to join our Application Support Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for fully engaging a remote team of engineers who will meet their performance targets by providing high quality technical support to our site users. The Lead Engineer will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for process improvements.\nReporting to the Sr. Manager Front Line Application Support, the successful candidate will focus on supporting two main applications: Emerson Syncade and DeltaV. These two platforms are pivotal in supporting the Manufacturing Execution System for BMS manufacturing site. The Application Support Sr. Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of MFG support in direct communication with remote site lead for site and approximately 8+ remote engineers who will identify and resolve technical issues including developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the team provides high-quality support services, meets its performance targets, and lead opportunities for process improvements.\nKey responsibilities include:\nWork in step with remote site lead and a team of engineers who provide 24/7 technical support of Emerson Syncade and DeltaV to our worldwide users, ensuring the team provides high-quality support services and meets its performance targets.\nTriage and provide technical support to our users’ requests at site, with a focus on supporting Emerson Syncade and DeltaV. \nDevelop and implement strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of the support services provided by the team. Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation, and work with Global Manager to implement these changes.\nDevelop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including users and team managers.\nLead Digital Plant Tier 1 meeting cadence, represent FLS in DP Tier 2 meetings\nReport planned outages to site and represent site in planned outage planning meetings both globally and site specific.\nWork with Sr. Manager Front Line Application Support to develop and maintain policies and procedures for the application support team, ensuring that they are up-to-date and compliant with relevant regulations and standards. \nWork closely with Remote FLS Global Manager and report on the performance of the application support team, providing regular updates to senior management. \nProvide technical guidance, mentoring, leadership and support to the application support team, ensuring that team members have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their roles effectively and the team members remain motivated and engaged. Team members will…be focused on identifying and resolving complex technical issues, ensuring the issues are resolved in a timely and efficient manner,\ndocument and record issues and escalations to help build a knowledge base, and\nescalate to the successful candidate as needed.\n\nDevelop and maintain knowledge of EMES infrastructure, Emerson Syncade Software and DeltaV, ensuring that you are up to date with the latest features and functionality. \nParticipate in training and development activities to enhance your skills and knowledge.\nCollect feedback and voice-of-customer and share with internal teams.\nWork closely with support team and global manager to develop and maintain policies and procedures for the application support team, ensuring that they are up-to-date and compliant with relevant regulations and standards. \nExperience Required:\nBA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Chemical Engineer or a related field. Associates or Technical degree or equivalent support / managerial experience will be considered.\n4-6 years relevant experience preferred such as in a team lead / management application support capacity.\nExperience in providing technical support.\nStrong analytical, problem solving, and technical skills, preferably with a focus on Emerson Syncade and DeltaV, with the ability to identify, resolve, and log technical issues. \nExcellent communication in English and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels. \nAbility to work independently and as part of a team. \nStrong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.\nWillingness to learn and develop new skills. \nDemonstrated ability to collaborate across functions in a highly matrixed organization within a global setting.\nBe experienced in working with manufacturing platforms (i.e. Oracle or similar), looking for opportunities where the systems could improve business effectiveness and customer service.\nStrong problem solver and facilitator, especially in highly ambiguous situations.\nExperience in pharma manufacturing and technology sector.\nExperience working in a global environment with the ability to manage remote teams.\nKey skills desired:\nAbility to navigate ambiguity and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong technology acumen and understanding of the intersection of business & IT related challenges.\nAbility to make complexities more easily understood through speech and written narrative, and possess excellent professional written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal skills.\nStrong developer of effective partnerships and relationships with all levels and geographies.\nCommitment and passion for achieving desired outcomes such as customer satisfaction (i.e., value, quality, speed and so on).\nBe well-organized, able to manage multiple tasks, and prioritize effectively.\nPossess patience and maturity and remain calm under pressure.\nStrong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and engage a team.\nDisplay a sense of urgency in completion of key responsibilities.\nPossess attention to detail.\nTravel required:\n5-10%\nWe 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.\nHow We Work\nWhere 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.\nSupporting People with Disabilities\nBMS 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 careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.\nCandidate Rights\nBMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.\nFor roles based in Los Angeles County only: 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: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/\nData Protection\nWe will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.\nAny data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.\nIf this posting is missing required information required by local law or incorrect, contact BMS at  with the Job Title and Requisition number. 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