Manufacturing-Input & Custom Materials Supervisor

Fortis Life Sciences • Conroe, TX

30d

About The Position

Fortis is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics reagents and solutions. We partner with our Customers to design, validate, and manufacture solutions to solve their complex development problems. Our Teams work together across various sites, functions & scientific disciplines to help our Customers bring their innovations to market with confidence.

The Manufacturing Manager (Input & Custom Materials) is responsible for performing and overseeing the processing of animal-derived materials for manufacturing and custom services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in Scientific field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in a scientific environment.
• People and/or project management capabilities
• Basic familiarity with lab equipment including centrifuge, pH meter, spectrophotometer, etc.

Responsibilities

• Manage Input/Custom Materials team to ensure on time delivery of blood-derived products for internal custom animal projects.
• Oversee the processing, pooling, storage, and inventory of biomaterials, including rabbit bleeds, camelid and rabbit serum/plasma products, and PBMCs for internal and external customers.
• Perform animal serum/plasma titering using ELISA, RRID, IEP, and other relevant methods to customer specifications.
• Ensure team proficiency in production techniques including, filtration, adsorption, purification, centrifugation, buffer preparation, etc.
• Ensure all laboratory SOP’s are followed.
• Accurately and completely document all required data related to production records.
• Effectively operate and maintain standard laboratory equipment.
• Crosstrain with other functions within the department to maintain business continuity.
• Perform critical regular laboratory maintenance duties that include but are not limited to dish washing, cleaning lab benches, clearing common-use lab space of unneeded materials, changing dialysis buffers, and reagent preparation.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by management, which may not be listed above, that are necessary to accomplish our goal of improving lives by supporting scientific discovery.

Benefits

• Fortis provides a competitive salary, success-sharing bonus plan, medical, dental, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
• We are an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees