Michael Arena
About Michael Arena
Michael Arena is a Manufacturing Associate (CAR T) at Bristol Myers Squibb in Summit, New Jersey, with a background in biomedical engineering and previous experience as a CNC Machinist at Stryker.
Title
Michael Arena holds the position of Manufacturing Associate (CAR T) at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, he focuses on Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapies, working primarily out of Summit, New Jersey.
Company
Michael Arena is currently employed at Bristol Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company. He has been with Bristol Myers Squibb since November 2018, contributing to the development and manufacturing of CAR T-cell therapies.
Previous Role at Stryker
Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Michael Arena worked as a CNC Machinist at Stryker, a medical technology company, for one year from 2017 to 2018. His role was based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Education and Expertise
Michael Arena earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering from Western New England University, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. He also holds an Advanced Regents Diploma from Monroe Woodbury High School, obtained in 2012. His expertise includes biomechanics, advanced biomaterials, and neural networks. He is proficient in using Solidworks, LabVIEW, Matlab, and Minitab for biomedical engineering applications, and is experienced in conducting ELISA assays and working with bioinstrumentation.