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Manufacturing Associate II - Upstream - Day Shift (Pitman schedule)

Ultragenyx

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jun 2026

💰 $111,600/yr($90,400/yr – $111,600/yr)

About the role

Why Join Us?

Be a hero for our rare disease patients

At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.

Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work. Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.

If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

ultrafocused – Work together to fearlessly uncover new possibilities

The Manufacturing Associate II will be a suite-based position within the Gene Therapy Manufacturing facility. The position is a suite/clean room-based position where the Associate II position will be an on the floor technician assigned to the Upstream Manufacturing area.

Expertise will include all cell thaw and culture activities through the various scale of bioreactors up to 2000L and harvest operations.

The position is scheduled from 7am to 7pm on a Pitman rotation.

Work Model:

Core Lab & Ops: This role typically requires that the majority of the work be conducted on-site.

Responsibilities:

Ongoing maintenance of own training file ensuring full training has taken place for all aspects of the production activities in the GTMF area.
Overseeing and driving their training in the GTMF area to enable them to carry out their duties efficiently and compliantly.
Be able to operate efficiently the Veeva Vault system for all quality documentation.
Ensure that high standards of cGMP are adhered to at all times.
Revise GMP documents and templates including batch records, SOPs, OJTs and logbooks.
Ensure that high standards of cGMP documentation completion are adhered to at all times and documentation is left in a reviewable condition at all times.
Demonstrate ownership of the process to ensure that all resources (materials, personnel, documentation etc.) required for processing are available.
Demonstrate a thorough and complete understanding of safety requirements, GMP compliance of the plant and process.
Strive to become a subject matter expert for all “assigned” equipment in the area of control.
Identification of immediate actions/escalation needed to mitigate risk to product, employee safety, or schedule as appropriate.
Identify any Continuous Improvements to the process/equipment and drive through to completion any projects to which may be assigned.
Ensure high standards of housekeeping are adhered to at all times.
Participate in internal/regulatory audits as required.
Attend projects and other meetings as required.
Ensure effective liaison and communication with other departments, maintaining good relations at all times.
Ensure that the appropriate safety policies and systems are adhered to in the GTMF suite.
Ensure that objectives given are met in the appropriate agreed timescale.

Requirements:

High school degree to BS in Engineering, Scientific Discipline or Business or equivalent in experience.
2+ years’ experience preferably in pharmaceutical manufac