Manufacturing Associate - Specialty Production

Twist Bioscience; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Twist Bioscience in Wilsonville, OR is seeking a Manufacturing Associate – Specialty Production to produce custom DNA products in a highly automated, high-throughput lab following SOPs. You will handle reagents, operate instruments, and ensure quality control and release of DNA-based intermediates and products.

On the 2B shift (7:00pm–7:30am, Wed–Fri, alternating Sat) you will plan batches against the forecast, coordinate instrument time, and maintain batch records, contributing to on-time

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelors degree in Biology, chemistry or related field is desirable.
• Experience in a high throughput manufacturing lab desirable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills are critical.

Responsibilities

• Produce a range of custom DNA products in a highly automated lab per SOPs.
• Perform complex reagent handling, chemistry and molecular biology workflows.
• Manufacture, quality control and release of DNA-based intermediates and products.
• Plan batches against production forecast, coordinate instrument time, own batch records and ticket documentation.
• Triages process issues on shift.

Skills

High-throughput lab

Attention to detail

Office software

Team player

Education

Biology or chemistry degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Atlassian

Job description

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Twist Bioscience Operations team in Wilsonville, OR. The Manufacturing Associate – Specialty Production will produce a range of custom DNA, plasmid and oligo pool products — multiplexed gene fragments and gene pools, high mass oligo pools, gene fragments and clonal genes modifications, and custom-formatted customer orders — focusing on molecular and cellular biology, as well as running analytic techniques in the high-throughput/highly-automated lab according to established SOPs, along with working with sensitive equipment and following good manufacturing practices. Must also be a team player, neat and highly organized, able to work in a cleanroom environment and foster safe work practices. The Manufacturing Associate – Specialty Production will perform complex reagent handling, chemistry and molecular biology workflows in a highly automated, high-throughput manner and will be responsible for the manufacture, quality control and release of a variety of custom DNA-based intermediates and products across Twist Bioscience's proprietary process workflow to meet the Twist production forecast and timelines. At the Associate II level this extends to planning batches against the production forecast, coordinating instrument time, owning batch record and ticket documentation, and triaging process issues on shift.

Open Shift

2B - 7:00pm-7:30am Wednesday-Friday, Alternating Saturday

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• Relevant experience that can indicate success in a high throughput, fast pace laboratory manufacturing environment.
• Associates or Bachelors degree in Biology, chemistry or related field is desirable.
• Familiarity or prior experience in a manufacturing and/or a laboratory environment is highly desirable.
• Good written and verbal skills are critical.
• Good computer skills (Excel, Word, Atlassian etc) and the ability to quickly learn new software applications.
• Ability to pay great attention to details.

Working Conditions

• The work will be performed in a very dynamic laboratory team environment.
• It is a controlled laboratory environment.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time while performing duties.
• Must be able to work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials.
• Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Must be able to work outside of regular work hours/ work a flexible shift as needed

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.