Manufacturing Associate (Night Shift) - All Levels

<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><b>Biotechnologist (All Experience Levels) – Cell Therapy &amp; Mammalian Manufacturing</b></p><p></p><p><b>Location: Portsmouth, NH, USA. The actual location of this job is in Portsmouth, NH, USA. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.</b></p><p></p><p>At Lonza Portsmouth, you won’t just make medicine — you will help shape the future of how it is made. Our site is uniquely positioned at the intersection of personalized Cell Therapy and large-scale Mammalian biologics manufacturing. In one facility, we produce both patient-specific, life-saving cell therapies and high-volume biologic medicines used by people around the world. That means your career here doesn’t live in a single box — it grows across platforms, technologies, and modalities.</p><p></p><p><b>What You’ll Get</b></p><ul><li><p><b>Meaningful Patient Impact:</b> From individualized therapies made from patient-donated cells to large-scale biologics produced in 2,000L, 6,000L, &amp; 20,000L bioreactors, everything you do directly supports our purpose.</p></li><li><p><b>Cross-Platform Career Growth:</b> As Lonza expands both Cell Therapy and Mammalian manufacturing, you’ll have opportunities to grow across modalities, technical depth, and leadership tracks.</p></li><li><p><b>World-Class Training:</b> Develop expertise in Grade B aseptic gowning, cell therapy processing, and large-scale mammalian systems (Upstream &amp; Downstream).</p></li><li><p><b>Comprehensive Benefits:</b> Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and global Lonza benefits: <a href="https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits" target="_blank">https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits</a>.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What You’ll Do</b></p><p></p><p>Your responsibilities will scale with your experience and may span both Cell Therapy and Mammalian Manufacturing depending on business needs and your career path.</p><p></p><p><b>Cell Therapy Focus</b></p><ul><li><p>Work in <b>Grade B cleanrooms</b> requiring full sterile gowning.</p></li><li><p>Perform aseptic processing inside laminar flow hoods using strict sterile technique.</p></li><li><p>Receive, process, expand, and cryopreserve patient-derived primary cells.</p></li><li><p>Execute flawless cGMP documentation for individualized patient batches.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Mammalian Manufacturing Focus</b></p><ul><li><p>Operate mammalian cell culture bioreactors (2,000, 6,000, and 20,000).</p></li><li><p>Execute both upstream and downstream processes.</p></li><li><p>Set up, operate equipment, and monitor production processes, including</p></li><li><p>clean-in-place (CIP) and steam-in-place (SIP) operations and report production in written and electronic documents in accordance with good manufacturing practice (GMPs) and good documentation procedures (GDPs).</p></li><li><p>Conduct in-process testing pH, conductivity, metabolites, etc.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Who We’re Looking For</b></p><p></p><p>We hire across all experience levels and build teams that grow together.</p><ul><li><p><b>Foundational / Early-Career:</b> No prior biotech experience required. We look for high attention to detail, reliability, and an interest in learning a highly specialized life-science trade.</p></li><li><p><b>Intermediate (Level II / III):</b> 1–5 years of experience in regulated manufacturing or clinical labs. Experience with aseptic technique, cleanrooms, or bioreactors is a plus.</p></li><li><p><b>Advanced / Senior:</b> 5&#43; years of GMP experience. Track record of leading complex operations, mentoring others, and owning deviations.</p></li><li><p><b>Education:</b> High School Diploma required for all levels; Associate’s or Bachelor’s in STEM preferred for intermediate and advanced roles.</p></li><li><p><b>Schedule:</b> Ability to work a <b>rotating 12-hour shift (Night 7 PM – 7 AM)</b>. Our rotation follows a predictable pattern: <b>Work 2 days on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off.</b> This ensures consistent time off and includes every other weekend.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Why Lonza Portsmouth</b></p><p></p><p>Lonza is one of the world’s largest and most trusted CDMOs, with 30&#43; sites across five continents. Portsmouth is special—it’s one of the few places in the industry where cutting-edge cell therapy and large-scale biologics live side-by-side. Here, you don’t just fill a role—you build a career platform that can take you anywhere in biopharma.</p><p></p><p><b>Ready to help manufacture the future of medicine? Apply now.</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p>