Cell Technician

Pacer Group; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacer Group is seeking a dedicated Cell Therapy Technician to join the new Cell Therapy Manufacturing team in Frederick, MD. The role involves manufacturing commercial product per batch records and SOPs, ensuring safety and compliance, and collaborating with Materials Management, Quality Control, and QA to run GMP processes.

You will join a mission-driven team focused on developing innovative immunotherapies.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of related experience with High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Familiarity with cGMP manufacturing and SOPs.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot automated cell processing equipment.
• Adherence to PPE and gowning requirements in cleanroom environments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot processing and equipment issues and communicate to management.
• Complete required training to maintain technical skills and cGMP compliance.
• Monitor, clean, prepare and operate automated cell processing and filling equipment in clean rooms.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiencies and assist with investigations.
• Wearing a respirator during use of certain cleaning chemicals as required.

Skills

Troubleshooting

cGMP compliance

Equipment operation

PPE protocol

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s Degree

Tools

Automated cell processing equipment

Job description

For the first 8-10 weeks of the assignment, all contractors are required to work Mon-Fri (0730-1600) to complete New Hire Orientation and Manufacturing Onboarding Technical Training. After the training is successfully completed, the contractor is deployed onto the shift as needed by the department leadership. During the Technical Training period, employees will observe the Client’s Holiday Schedule. Once deployed to shift, employees will be considered "essential" and will work their respective shifts during company holidays/shutdowns.

Shift

Role is full-time 4/10 role, however the roles and shifts can change with the needs of the dept. Shift times will be directed by the manager or dept leads.

6:00 am to 4:30 pm (Day Shift), Sun-Wed, Wed-Sat, and Thurs-Sun

3:00 pm to 1:30 am (Swing Shift), Sun-Wed, Wed-Sat, and Thurs-Sun

5:00 pm to 3:30 am (Swing Shift), Sun-Wed, Wed-Sat, and Thurs-Sun

Job Description

Everyone at this facility is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Would you like to join us in this mission?

We are seeking a highly motivated, Cell Therapy Technician to join our newly formed Cell Therapy Manufacturing team at our brand new, state of the art, commercial Cell Therapy facility in Frederick, Maryland.

The Cell Therapy Technician will perform and/or verify all tasks associated with the manufacture of commercial product following batch records and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure safe and compliant operations as well as works as part of a team to execute GMP runs in close collaboration with Materials Management, Quality Control and Quality Assurance.

Are you passionate about making an impact on people’s lives? Would you be excited to work for a company leading the way in developing and producing unique, innovative immunotherapies? Do you have a background in cGMP manufacturing? If the answer is yes, we’d like to consider you!

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)

• Successfully troubleshoots processing and equipment issues while communicating said issues to management
• Completes required training assignments to maintain necessary technical skills and knowledge and to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements
• Routinely monitors, cleans, prepares and operates sophisticated automated cell processing, cell expansion and filling equipment in Grade B/C clean rooms. All required PPE and gowning for classified GMP manufacturing areas are provided by the company.
• Finds opportunities for improvement in manufacturing efficiencies and compliance while assisting with investigations/deviations and change controls
• Ability to wear a respirator during use of certain cleaning chemicals

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years related experience with High School Diploma
• 0+ years related experience with Associate’s Degree

EEOC Compliance

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

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