Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician

Position Title: Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician

Work Location: Oceanside, CA, 92056

Assignment Duration: 12 months

Work Schedule: 24x7 shifts including 10- and 12-hour day, swing, and night shifts

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary:

At our organization, we are dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.

As a Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician, you will be responsible for producing medicine in a highly automated and controlled environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilizing automated systems to operate, clean and sterilize production equipment
• Operating small-scale cell culture areas and systems by using aseptic techniques, maintaining cell banks; and performing general seed lab operations
• Operating fermenters, centrifuges, other harvest systems and protein purification units
• Operating and cleaning fixed tank and filtration systems
• Operating large scale column chromatography systems
• Preparing solutions required for the production process (media and buffer make-up)
• Cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing equipment for production by operating glass washers and autoclaves
• Executing environmental monitoring throughout the facility
• Complying with all safety requirements, cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and manufacturing documentation
• Reporting any and all safety and environmental incidents

Qualification & Experience:

• Proficiency in the English language- reading, writing, and communication
• Must be computer literate due to the extensive automation used in our facility, experience with Microsoft and Google platforms
• Must be able to work all shifts, required overtime as needed, and stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to climb multiple flights of stairs daily
• Lifting up to 25 lbs is required
• Ability to work in a cleanroom environment with gowning requirements (scrubs, bunny suits, gloves, etc.)
• No makeup or jewelry allowed in cleanroom environment
• Must be able to work with hazardous materials and chemicals
• Must be able to pass all job-related tests and certifications required for working in a cGMP environment
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Preferred - Degree in Life Sciences/Engineering, Associate's or Biotech certificate from approved program