Biopharmaceutical Associate I-3

GSK

103d • $19 - $32

About The Position

The Rockville Biopharm site exists to produce and deliver biopharmaceutical drug substance of the highest quality in a safe, compliant, reliable and cost-effective manner for our patients. Our vision is to be wholly entrusted to make innovative, high quality medicines by leveraging the best talent and technology, on a platform of continuous improvement, to supply every patient, every time. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Must be able to follow detailed processing instructions as well as accurately documenting any necessary information.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Ability to work shifts that cover a 24/7 production operation.
• Ability to lift and carry materials up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Art / Associates Degree in biological sciences, chemical sciences, engineering or equivalent technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Preparation, cleaning, sterilization, batching, pasteurization or filtration and delivery of media and solutions for cell culture and purification operations.
• Perform the set-up, operation, cleaning and break-down of process equipment.
• Perform sampling procedures on various analytical instruments to analyze cell culture, solution and/or product concentration characteristics.
• Operate Filter integrity devices to confirm the integrity of filters pre and post use.
• Perform process operations, equipment and instrument monitoring and trending to enable proactive identification of issues to escalate and correct with applicable departments.
• Set-up of fixed and mobile process equipment and parts with CIP skids to carry out validated cleaning and sterilization processes.
• Follow appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols and batch records/logbooks to safely perform process operations and document compliantly with good documentation and data integrity practices.
• Follow all related safety policies and procedures and put safety first by playing an active role in identifying and correcting unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Ability to choose a type of communication that is most effective in a given situation.
• General familiarity with the knowledge and application of standard ERP processes in M-ERP following global and local procedures.
• Understanding of the GSK Production System (GPS) continuous improvement system and apply the GPS mindsets and behaviors.
• Knowledge and skill required to manage and use automation and emerging digital platforms.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Benefits

• Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family).
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid holidays.
• Vacation.
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees