Biotech Manufacturing Assistant

CSL; Broadmeadows; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring is seeking a Biotech Manufacturing Assistant to join our Broadmeadows site. This role supports upstream manufacturing in a mammalian cell culture facility and helps ensure cGxP compliance.

Reporting to the Upstream Supervisor, you will execute routine production tasks, assist with equipment commissioning and re-validation, and contribute to technology transfer across teams. The ideal candidate holds a tertiary science qualification and experience in manufacturing, with strong

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in relevant biological/engineering field.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and equipment.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience in aseptic manipulation and cell culture.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine manufacturing activities for recombinant protein APIs per SOPs.
• Perform cell culture activities in a mammalian system.
• Assist in commissioning, validation and re-validation of equipment.
• Maintain cGxP compliance within the Biotech Manufacturing Facility.
• Support technology transfer of new products from internal or external partners.
• Report deviations and assist investigations.

Skills

Biotech manufacturing

Cell culture

Aseptic techniques

Quality systems

Communication

Education

Biological Sciences / Biotechnology / Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

CSL Behring is currently recruiting for a Biotech Manufacturing Assistant to join our team (Biotech Manufacturing Facility-BMF) at Broadmeadows site. In this facility we use mammalian cells and recombinant DNA technology to manufacture drugs for clinical trials that are used to treat life-threatening diseases.

Reporting to the Upstream Supervisor your work onsite will assist with achieving key manufacturing deliverables as agreed in the bulk manufacturing schedule. You will also participate in various Biotech Manufacturing facility project activities and liaise with other functional groups involved in technical transfer of manufacturing processes to the Biotech Manufacturing facility.

Shift: M-F 7am -2:51pm, weekend work on rotation.

Please note: This is permanent ongoing opportunity.

Your responsibilities

• Execute routine activities for the manufacturing of recombinant protein Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) according to pre approved SOPs.
• Performing routine cell culture activities.
• Assist where required in the commissioning, validation, and re-validation of equipment.
• Maintain cGxP compliance of Operations and the BMF.
• Assist where required with the technology transfer of the new products from internal or external customers.
• Ensure that all productions deviations are reported; assist in the investigation of critical deviations.

Your experience

• Preferred Tertiary qualification in Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical/Process Engineering or Food Science Technology.
• Experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and equipment.
• Strong Communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience in a production environment performing aseptic manipulations including microbial or mammalian cell culture in flasks.

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About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

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