Product Line Specialist, Characterization

Twist Bioscience • Portland, OR

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Line Specialist is a technical expert who will work closely with other laboratory staff, supervisors and managers to ensure the daily success of Twist’s Synthetic Biology production schedule for generating and characterizing antibodies. The ideal candidate will work independently, be very neat and organized, have excellent biochemistry skills, contribute to process improvement and documentation, and communicate effectively with peers / management. Knowledge of good laboratory practices (GLPs) is important. The candidate must be comfortable working in a LEAN manufacturing/ controlled laboratory environment.

Requirements

• 2+ years lab experience preferably in MFG environment
• Background working with proteins, preferably antibodies
• Experience with some of the following biophysical assays: aSEC, DLS, DSF, HIC, nonspecific/polyspecificity binding, SPR/BLI for binding kinetic measurements, protein titer measurements, ac-sins, ELISA
• Proven experience using laboratory liquid handling automation
• Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and organizational skills.
• Sharp data interpretation capability

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors of Science biology, chemistry or biochemistry, or relevant industry experience

Responsibilities

• Supporting day-to-day lab operations and troubleshooting for commonly used equipment and protocols.
• Coordinating production planning and observing shipment planning.
• Designing and performing biophysical characterization experiments, collecting data and analyzing results.
• Troubleshooting production incidents and triaging JIRA tickets.
• Identifying and implementing continuous process improvement.
• Creating training processes and maintaining training records.
• Providing excellent customer service and product support to the field sales team.
• Working collaboratively with diverse teams under aggressive timelines.

What This Job Offers

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