Winston Greer
About Winston Greer
Winston Greer is the Supervisor of Upstream Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb, with extensive experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process automation.
Title
Winston Greer currently holds the position of Supervisor - Upstream Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb. He oversees large-scale production equipment compliance, drives a culture of safety, and ensures audit-readiness of manufacturing suites.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Winston Greer serves as Supervisor - Upstream Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, he oversees the use of large-scale production equipment including bioreactors, centrifuges, and media preparation equipment. He ensures compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and manages upstream schedule adherence, recognizing variances and escalating them to cross-functional groups and key stakeholders in real-time.
Previous Roles and Experience
Winston Greer has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. His previous roles include Supervisor - Downstream Operations at Bristol Myers Squibb (2016-2019 and 2012-2015) in Devens, Massachusetts, and Downstream Manufacturing Supervisor at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2015-2016) in Smithfield, RI. He also served as Bioprocess Specialist at Bristol Myers Squibb (2011-2012), Manufacturing Supervisor (Purification) at Genzyme (2010-2011), and Purification/CSS Supervisor at Lonza (2009-2010). Earlier roles include Manufacturing Associate III at Lonza (2008-2009), Senior Manufacturing Associate (Technical Leader) at Amgen (2002-2008), and Manufacturing Associate II (Team Leader) at Organogenesis Inc. (1997-2002).
Education
Winston Greer studied at the University of Massachusetts Boston from 1993 to 1999. His academic background laid the foundation for a robust career in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Operational Management and Process Automation
In his current role, Winston Greer utilizes advanced process automation systems such as Delta V and Syncade Interactions, OSI/Pi Historian, and supporting business systems like SAP, Trackwise, Infinity, Maximo, and SIMCA. He is also responsible for the development and revision of SOPs and manufacturing procedures.