Manufacturing Bioprocess Technician

Bioprocess Manufacturing Technician

At Genentech, 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. Each product has a specific recipe; you will follow this recipe, along with the standard operating procedures, to operate the production equipment across various areas, including raw material dispensing/aliquoting, cell culture and purification. You will maintain records and follow all the steps necessary to comply with regulatory requirements within a current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) environment.

This is a contract role with the possibility of conversion to a permanent employee position. We have both Stainless Steel and Single-Use Manufacturing facilities that are supported by Production Services.

There are three main production areas within manufacturing:

• Production Services
  - Responsible for weighing and aliquoting of raw materials and small scale solution prep. Also responsible for washing, autoclaving, and preparation of small equipment parts and assemblies. Responsible for environmental monitoring of the facility.
• Upstream Manufacturing
  - Responsible for cell growth from inoculation in spinner flasks through large scale bioreactors and the harvesting of cell culture via centrifugation and depth filtration.
• Downstream Manufacturing
  - Responsible for the purification of cellular harvest utilizing chromatography and reformulation techniques, as well as preparation of product for shipping to final fill/finish sites.

We are currently seeking candidates for the Single-Use Manufacturing Facility.

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Responsibilities include:

• Complying with all safety requirements, cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and manufacturing documentation.
• 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 large scale column chromatography systems.
• Preparing solutions required for the production process (media and buffer make-up).

Ideal Candidate Attributes include:

• Being a quick learner and able to receive, digest and interpret instructions with ease.
• Being technically and mechanically inclined and able to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• Finding joy in the details and pride in accuracy.
• Being able to work independently but as part of a larger team.
• Demonstrating the ability to independently document and record information.
• Showcasing good judgment and ability to recognize non-routine problems/deviations and escalate to partner on potential solutions.
• Demonstrating increasing technical competency through training and operational procedures of at least one manufacturing department.
• Managing time and communicating effectively with team members.

Shift Details include:

We have a variety of 10-hour shifts to support our 24x7 facility operations. Staff working over 8 hours in a day will be paid overtime in accordance with local and state laws. In addition, staff working swing or night shifts will be paid a shift differential. While we are occasionally able to accommodate shift requests, candidates with open availability will be given priority consideration as we are not able to guarantee shift placement.

Candidates must be able to work any of the following manufacturing shifts:

• 10 hr Day Shift, 7:00 am – 5:30 pm
  • Sunday
    - Wednesday
  • Wednesday
    - Saturday
• 10 hr Swing Shift, 3:30 pm
  -2:00 am
  • Sunday
    - Wednesday
  • Wednesday
    - Saturday

Onboarding will consist of a 3-4 week schedule of Monday thru Friday 8am - 5pm followed by on the job training on the respective shift schedule.

Qualifications / Requirements include:

• 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,…