Bachelor's degree required!
Full-time hours
1 year + contract (extensions or becoming permanent is likely)
Pay : up to $29 per hour
Position Summary
The role involves performing media preparation and cell culture operations within a team environment to deliver high-quality cell therapy products on time and in the correct quantities.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Train and become proficient in all required and preferred skill areas within a reasonable timeframe.
- Adhere to workplace standards and safety procedures, including Lockout Tagout, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), OSHA requirements, Biological Safety Level 2 standards for cell culture, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and company guidelines.
- Set up and change over equipment, working to reduce setup and changeover times safely.
- Establish and manage equipment operating parameters to maximize production while meeting product specifications.
- Perform daily setup and routine operations of a cell culture lab, including preparing the biological safety cabinet in a class B environment.
- Take ownership of training and development to build technical, communication, and team-oriented skills, such as training and motivating team members and sharing knowledge to improve processes.
- Meet production schedules as outlined by the line team and / or supervision, and review and approve team members' work using validated methods.
- Perform other assigned duties as trained.
Equipment / Machinery Used
- Incubators
- Biological safety cabinets
- Microscopes
- Pipettes
- Metabolite analyzers
- Automated cell culture equipment
- LN2 tanks
- Bench top centrifuges
Requirements / Preferences
- Education : Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline preferred.
- Skills & Competencies :
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Willingness to work overtime and different shifts as required by production demands.
- Ability to read, interpret, and follow instructions from SOPs, Operator Manuals, and Work Instructions.
- Demonstrated capability to culture cells and interpret data.
- Must meet the occupational and physical demands of the Associate Technician role.
2 days ago