Materials Technician

Site Name: USA - Maryland - Rockville

Posted Date:
Feb 10 2026

GSK is currently looking for a Materials Technician to join our team in Rockville, MD. In this role you’ll perform manual and clerical duties related to shipping, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing and delivering a variety of materials, equipment and supplies within a cGMP warehouse.

• General
  • Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, or hand trucks to move stock or organize materials
  • Utilizes computerized or automated systems to accomplish tasks and leads training for on‑the‑job training of new team members
  • Trained as an L1 Auditor and participates in >25% of department’s L1 Inspections
• Shipping and Receiving
  • Performs receipt and quarantine of incoming cGMP raw materials in SAP per quality and safety requirements
  • Performs raw material control sampling and consumable inspection following appropriate material specifications and inputs into sample tracking system; assists with the shipping of bulk drug product per cGMP procedures to ensure quality, integrity and on‑time delivery
  • Follows DOT requirements for transport of materials
• Inventory Control
  • Ensures inventory levels remain accurate in SAP and performs periodic inventory checks
  • Dispenses controlled raw materials in clean‑room environment for cGMP use
  • Performs bulk drug freeze‑down procedures including use of controlled‑rate freezing equipment

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1+ years of Warehouse and material handling experience, preferably pharmaceutical industry experience
• cGMP experience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Valid driver’s license
• Physical requirements including stooping, standing, climbing and frequent lifting up to 50 lbs
• Position may require employees to work shifts, holidays, weekends, and overtime
• Material handling experience including forklift training
• Cold chain experience preferred
• Basic computer literacy;
  Excel, Word. Good reading, writing and communication skills.

• If you are based in Cambridge, MA;
Waltham, MA;
Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $20 to $33.

The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share‑based long‑term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines.

We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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