Associate, Manufacturing (Day Shift)

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. • Novato, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

The Associate is responsible for working on a shift with 6 – 10 peers with responsibilities of preparing large scale solutions (buffers and media), managing raw material inventory, and operating process equipment in Upstream or Downstream areas while supporting daily operations. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations (cGMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), product licenses, corporate policies, and safety practices. The position will require shift work including weekends, off hours and holidays.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills—verbal and write
• Ability to work in a team environment which includes good conflict resolution and collaboration
• Displays good initiative to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions
• 2 years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate large scale bioprocess equipment for the Cell Culture, Purification, or Buffer and Media processing
• Perform all aspects of processing with a broad understanding of science, compliance, and technical aspect
• Display competency with process equipment and automated control systems
• Perform cleaning and sterilization of parts and equipment used with manufacturing process
• Knowledge of biotech manufacturing process and equipment including cell culture, depth and tangential flow filtration, column chromatography, protein purification and formulation and/or buffer and media operations.
• Ability to understand, apply, and evaluate basic chemistry, biology, and scientific principles as appropriate for the position
• Proficiency with compliance; adherence to standard operating procedures, batch record, good documentation practices and data capturing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree