Associate Specialist, Clinical Biologics

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Do you have a passion for Science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you! At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD: Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration. The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria and copy center. This is where you’ll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing collaboration between teams. As a Specialist in the Clinical Biologics production team within biopharmaceutical development, you’ll build broad knowledge of bioprocessing in a cGMP environment to launch your career in the biopharmaceutical industry. In this role you will take an adaptable, science driven approach to everything you do. You will become an integral part of process development, accelerating product candidates into the clinic and gaining knowledge and experience in cell culture, purification and critical support activities. Under the supervision of highly trained personnel, you will gain the process knowledge and skills to perform large scale clinical development activities through hands-on training. You will join a collaborative and driven team in a world class biopharmaceutical company that is driving disruptive innovation in the industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other relevant scientific field with 2-3 yrs. experience or Associates Degree with 3-5 yrs. experience.

Nice To Haves

• Dynamic individual with the ability to communicate and engage others.
• Independent and self-starting able to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate a high level of drive and initiative.
• Logic and decision-making abilities, ability for critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn how to operate the bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment such as: incubators, stainless steel and disposable single-use bioreactors, depth filtration skids, LN2 dewars, chromatography skids, single-use mixers, centrifuges, cleaning/sanitization of equipment, washers, autoclaves, environmental monitoring cleaning verification sampling, tanks and in-process testing instruments.
• Monitors critical process parameters, troubleshoots during processing and recommends potential solutions to management.
• Learn in unit operations to improve quality,ensure safety and process efficiency/accuracy
• Prepare stainless steel and disposable bioreactors and tanks to include pressure test, clean in place/sterilize in place (CIP/ SIP), and centrifuge harvest
• Perform aseptic technique and cell banks operation
• Introductory knowledge in cell culture operations such as cell bank operations, bioreactors, biosafety cabinet operation, and centrifuge harvest operations
• Introductory knowledge raw material weight-out and media/buffer preparation.

Benefits

• Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees