Entry-Level Biotech Manufacturing Associate

Randstad USA; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Prescription

Dental

Vision

AD&D

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401K

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manufacturing Associate to join our Drug Substance team in Thousand Oaks, CA. This entry-level role supports bulk formulation, aseptic filling, lyophilization, and cGMP guidance, working with experienced leads to ensure safety and quality.

The schedule is 4-day, 10-hour shifts (Wednesday–Saturday, 1:00 PM–11:30 PM) with the Second shift. Candidates with a High School diploma and up to 1 year of manufacturing experience are encouraged to apply; training will be

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in manufacturing or related environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in bulk formulation, aseptic filling, Lyophilization, and capping operations.
• Executes processes in production while strictly adhering to cGMP, EH&S guidelines and applicable regulations.
• Clean, set up, operate, and teardown equipment such as tanks, filtration systems, filling lines, lyophilizers, etc.
• Operate general production equipment such as an autoclave, filter integrity testers, temperature probes, pH and conductivity meters, CIP skids, etc.
• Receive and distribute supplies into the manufacturing areas.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Set up operations, daily maintenance, and breakdown of simple/routine equipment.
• Gain qualification to perform CIP, SIP autoclave, small parts preparation.
• Identify processing gaps and assist with implementation of new technologies.
• Perform minor to moderate troubleshooting.
• Draft simple to moderate DCRs and complete minor NCR investigations.

Skills

Manufacturing

GMP

Biology

Pharmaceutical

SOP

Cleaning

Education

High School

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manufacturing Associate to join our Drug Substance team in Thousand Oaks, CA. This entry-level role supports bulk formulation, aseptic filling, lyophilization, and cGMP guidance, working with experienced leads to ensure safety and quality.

The schedule is 4-day, 10-hour shifts (Wednesday–Saturday, 1:00 PM–11:30 PM) with the Second shift. Candidates with a High School diploma and up to 1 year of manufacturing experience are encouraged to apply; training will be