Manufacturing Associate - IgG Production

EntryManufacturingNeurologyAntibodies
Market Rate — Industrial Engineers
25th
$78K
Median
$99K
75th
$123K

BLS 2024 data (national)

Description

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Twist Bioscience Operations team in Wilsonville, OR. The Manufacturing Associate, IgG Production, will produce various IgG antibody products, focusing on molecular and cellular biology, as well as running analytic techniques in the high-throughput/highly-automated lab according to established SOPs, along with working with sensitive equipment and following good manufacturing practices. Candidates must also be a team player, neat and highly organized, able to work in a cleanroom environment and foster safe work practices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Manufacturing Associate will perform basic reagent handling, chemistry and molecular biology workflows in a highly automated, high-throughput manner and will be responsible for the manufacture and analysis of a variety of custom DNA based intermediates and products across Twist Bioscience’s proprietary process workflow to meet the Twist production forecast and timelines. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ideal candidate will be driven and will do what it takes to keep manufacturing on track in a fast paced start-up environment.  The Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for the production of custom gene based products and/or various intermediates according to established SOPs and complete manufacturing batch records to contribute to the daily production schedule.  </span></p> <p><strong>Roles and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Manufacture high quality custom products in a high throughput MFG lab according to established SOPs.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Operate laboratory equipment and liquid handling robots such as Hamilton Stars, bioanalyzers, centrifuges, sealers, thermocyclers, spectrometers, Illumina Next-Gen sequencers etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Effectively use molecular and cell biology processes and techniques, especially PCR, DNA quantitation, purification and cloning. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maintain thorough, accurate and detailed documentation of all work performed using existing document templates and software applications.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Update and write work instructions and documentation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work independently and in a safe manner.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay great attention to details and perform consistent work without excessive supervision.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Help Leads and Supervisors with troubleshooting and the handling of process deviations.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Package and/or organize products for shipping.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work according to Good Manufacturing and ISO practices. Learn, adopt and promote lean manufacturing concepts.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complete all the daily assigned tasks to keep the manufacturing schedule on track and report back to Lead and Supervisor.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Bring to the Team</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relevant experience that can indicate success in a high throughput, fast pace laboratory manufacturing environment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Associates or Bachelors degree in Biology, chemistry or related field is desirable.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity or prior experience in a manufacturing and/or a laboratory environment is highly desirable.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good written and verbal skills are critical.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good computer skills (Excel, Word, Atlassian etc) and the ability to quickly learn new software applications.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to pay great attention to details.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Working Conditions</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The work will be performed in a very dynamic laboratory team environment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is a controlled laboratory environment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Must be able to stand for long periods of time while performing duties.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Must be able to work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Must be able to work outside of regular work hours/ work a flexible shift as needed</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please indicate shift preferences in your application.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Possible Shifts:</span></p> <p>1.5A: Sunday-Tuesday, Alt Wednesday (2:00pm-2:30am)<br>1.5B: Alt Wednesday, Thursday-Saturday (2:00pm-2:30am)</p> <p><strong>About Twist Bioscience</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff;">#LI-MS1</span> </p> <p><span style="color: #ffffff;">#LI-MS1</span> </p>

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