5 month CONTRACT - chance for extension based on manufacturing schedule, contractor performance, and budget at that time
$40 - $53 per hr
Must be able and available to work ANY of the below 3 shifts:
Day 8-hour Shift (8am-4pm)
Day 12-hour Shift (8am-8:30pm)
Night 12-hour Shift (8pm-8:30am)
General Description:
The Cell Culture Manufacturing Senior Technician position will directly enable the initial start-up phase of the new manufacturing facility and then shift focus to hands-on execution and support of cGMP manufacturing operations.
- Hands-On cGMP Operations Focused on execution of cGMP manufacturing activities required to deliver the production plan reliably and compliantly. Essential functions of the job include but not limited to:
- Follow cGMP procedures to support manufacturing execution and automated recipes
- Clean-In-Place (CIP) & Steam-In-Place (SIP)
- Media preparation & transfers/filtration
- Cell culture sampling, monitoring & transferring
- Harvest operations
- Equipment & process troubleshooting
- Deviation identification, reporting and closure
- cGMP procedure development and optimization
- Cleaning and garbage discharge
- 6S operation
- Equipment validation (bioreactor IOQ and PQ study, but not limited to the other cell culture validation activity).
Experience Required
- High school education or GED required.
- Or AS/BS/BA in science related field, biopharmaceutical or equivalent technical experience preferred.
- At least 3-5 years working in cell culture area in Biopharm industry (with a AS/BS)
- At least 10 years working in cell culture area in Biopharm industry with a HS
- Experience with single use bioreactor, such as Wave bioreactor, Sartorius or Cytiva bioreactor L
- Experience with inoculation aseptic technique
- Experience with stainless steel vessel operation with DCS control (Medium Preparation, CIP/SIP)
- Experience with Part washer or autoclave operation