Manufacturing Representative - Night Shift

Agilent Technologies•Frederick, MD

About The Position

Agilent is expanding its oligonucleotide manufacturing capabilities with a new purpose-built facility. As part of the initial startup team, the Manufacturing Representative will help commission, qualify, and validate new equipment and systems, manufacture oligonucleotide APIs in a GMP-regulated environment, and help establish the operation and train future team members. The role is hands-on and focused on quality, learning quickly, anticipating and resolving manufacturing or delivery challenges, and addressing complex problems in a dynamic environment. The schedule begins with day-shift training on a standard Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule. After training, the employee will transition to night shift based on business needs. This is a full-time position with no end date. The listed full-time equivalent pay range is $34.00–$53.13 per hour, with eligibility for bonus, stock, and benefits. Pay within the range depends on work location and job-related skills, experience, education, and training.

Requirements

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical field, or equivalent experience.
At least 1 year of experience in pharmaceutical or GMP manufacturing.
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow SOPs and safety protocols.
Excellent documentation, math, and troubleshooting skills.
Mechanical aptitude and comfort working with complex equipment.
Demonstrated commitment to Agilent’s core values: uncompromising integrity, trust, respect, teamwork, focus, speaking up, and accountability.
Willingness to work day shift during training and transition to night shift afterward based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with oligonucleotide synthesis, HPLC, UFDF, and lyophilization.
Experience in a chemical processing facility, PSM-regulated environment, clean room environment, or FDA-regulated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Support commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) of new manufacturing equipment and systems.
Manufacture oligonucleotide APIs in a GMP-regulated environment.
Assist with technology transfer and scale-up of new processes from Technical Services to Manufacturing.
Operate and maintain laboratory instruments, including spectrophotometers, conductivity meters, and auto-pipettors.
Write and revise SOPs and other documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
Collaborate with Engineering, Validation, and Quality teams to resolve technical issues and support CAPAs, deviations, and change controls.
Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot critical process equipment.
Help establish best practices and training materials for future team members.