Manufacturing Associate Level 1 - Cell Therapy

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Shift Schedule: The shift schedule is from either 7am-7pm on a rotating schedule each week:

·       Week 1: MON/TUE/FRI/SAT/SUN

·       Week 2: WED/THUR

·       Shift differentials are included for weekends worked

·       8 Hours of OT built into schedule each week

·       Initial 2-week training period on day shift Monday-Friday upon hire for new hires

The Cell Therapy Biotechnologist/Manufacturing Associate, Level II, will help to provide a safe, controlled work environment in all areas of expertise. Be aware of the site safety objectives and make sure they are communicated and understood. Manufacturing Associate, Level II, will be proficient in an assigned area (i.e. Cell Growth, Drug Product Filling, etc.) and work in a team environment during manufacturing operations (i.e. harvest, fill/finish, visual inspection, etc.). 

·       Work with customer SMEs to transfer in and maintain customers' processes in production facility. 

·       Provide/Arrange effective trainings for manufacturing staff related to any new equipment or systems to be used in Cell Therapy. 

·       Collaborate with CT Manufacturing Leadership team to incorporate process and operational improvements into new customer processes in manufacturing. 

·       Collaborate with CT Manufacturing Leadership team to determine equipment and materials the suite will need to purchase in order to run the process. 

Key Responsibilities

·       Support the definition and execution of Operational Readiness Activities for the Cell Therapy projects at LPO to include:

·       Set up of manufacturing procedures & collaboration with QA to support CT quality systems aligned with existing and new operations.

·       Support building & establishing the manufacturing team by participating in the interview, onboarding and training of new colleagues.

·       Support the delivery of clinical & commercial material as required.

·       Support the definition and execution of Technical Transfer activities for the CT projects at LPO to include:

·       Operational input into material requirements, process execution & methods transfer.

·       Operational support into defining & executing manufacturing activities related to Technical Transfer – water runs, training runs, particle runs, engineering runs etc.

·       Enable timely delivery of milestones for the Technical Transfer.

·       Author, review, and approve documentation (electronic batch records, SOPs, WIs, and logbooks) for completeness, clarity, accuracy, and submit edits for revision as required.

·       Support the development and execution of appropriate tasks with regard to suite readiness.

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