Benjamin Yip, MBA
About Benjamin Yip, MBA
Benjamin Yip, MBA, is a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist at Bristol Myers Squibb in Summit, New Jersey.
Company
Benjamin Yip currently works at Bristol Myers Squibb in Summit, New Jersey. He holds the position of Senior Quality Assurance Specialist. Previously, he worked at the same company as a Quality Assurance Specialist from 2019 to 2021.
Prior Professional Experience
Benjamin Yip has an extensive background in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Before his current role at Bristol Myers Squibb, he worked at Sanofi Pasteur as a Vaccine Production Specialist from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, he served as a Marketing Consultant at Innovare Medical Media in Branchburg, New Jersey, for six months in 2014-2015. Earlier in his career, he gained experience as a Student Researcher at Rutgers University (2013-2014) and as a Lab Technician at Chromocell (2012-2014) and JY Analytical Lab (2011).
Education and Expertise
Benjamin Yip holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Wilkes University, completed between 2016 and 2021. He also earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University, graduating in 2014. His educational background equips him with a blend of technical and business acumen.
Quality Assurance and Compliance
Benjamin Yip has extensive experience in quality assurance and compliance. He has authored, reviewed, and approved deviations, CAPAs, and change controls using eQRMS quality system software. Additionally, he has approved procedural documents, risk assessments, and testing protocols with CelDocs software. His responsibilities also included performing quarterly internal compliance audits and supporting multiple health authority compliance inspections as Backroom Manager and Backroom Scribe.
Training and Team Management
In addition to his technical skills, Benjamin Yip has demonstrated leadership in training and team management. He facilitated onboarding, integration, and training for new hires, and conducted continuous training sessions for current employees. He managed a project team responsible for media process change control with projected annual cost savings of $1.5 million.
Awards and Recognition
For his contributions to the field, Benjamin Yip was the recipient of the 2020 Global Cell Therapy Quality Excellence Award. This award recognizes his excellence in quality assurance within the cell therapy domain.