Manufacturing II

Summary

Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Associate II to join our growing team in Rockville, MD.

The Manufacturing Associate II is responsible for supporting the overall GMP upstream or downstream manufacturing process, through the application of broad knowledge of theories and principles utilized to solve operational, as well as routine tasks in the production of bulk biologics from microbial and cell culture systems for Phase I/II & commercial GMP manufacturing.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance and to the safety of every patient.

The Role

• Completes Batch Production Records under cGMP, and documents in detail through the use of SOPs and BPRs for the processes and manufacturing steps
• Generates operational protocol(s), internal or external documents including SOPs, BPRs, deviations and summary reports
• Support initiation and closure of deviations; may serve as the lead in the departmental investigation and be responsible for closing out deviations and CAPAs
• Participate in facility expansion and equipment validation activities

• • Leverage’s knowledge and application of the theories and principles utilized to solve operational, as well as routine tasks in the purification of proteins, antibodies, etc. for Phase I/II GMP manufacturing
  • Has excellent understanding and knowledge of isolating and purifying proteins from microbial and cell culture processes
  • Extensive experience with chromatography equipment, columns, TFF, CIP procedures and of processes to purify bulk proteins, antibodies, etc. (HIC, IEX, Affinity)

• • Leverage’s knowledge and application of the theories and principals utilized to solve operational, as well as routine tasks in the operation of microbial or cell culture processes (media/buffer prep, cell passaging, bioreactor production, harvesting operations)
  • Have excellent understanding and knowledge of mammalian, insect, viral and microbial processes
  • Experienced with suspension and adherent cell cultures

The Candidate

• HS or GED with 4 plus years’ experience with upstream (fermentation/bioreactor) or downstream (column chromatography, buffer/media skid) biologic production processes under GMP compliance OR Associate degree in a Scientific, Engineering or Biotech field with 3 plus years’ experience with upstream (fermentation/bioreactor) or downstream (column chromatography, buffer/media skid) biologic production processes under GMP compliance OR Bachelor’s degree in a Scientific, Engineering or Biotech field with 2 plus years’ experience with upstream (fermentation/bioreactor) or downstream (column chromatography, buffer/media skid) biologic production processes under GMP compliance
• Outstanding knowledge, and ability to apply scientific principles utilized to solve operational, as well as routine production tasks
• Excellent documentation skills including comprehension, review & establishing Batch Production Records, SOP’s, deviation & summary reports

• Shift work and/or weekend work is required at times.

Position Benefits

• Potential for career growth within an expanding team
• Defined career path and annual performance review & feedback process
• Cross-functional exposure to other areas within the organization
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K are all offered from day one of employment
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 19 days PTO and 8 paid holidays

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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