MSAT Specialist

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Redbock, an NES Fircroft company, is seeking a Contract Manufacturing Science and Technology Engineer in Salt Lake City, Utah. This role involves supporting cell culture operations and technical documentation in the biotechnology field.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant engineering degree and have experience in cell culture, data analysis, and lab management. The position offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in manufacturing processes, contributing to innovative therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipline.
• 2-5 years of relevant engineering or biopharmaceutical industry experience.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Execute hands-on upstream cell culture activities.
• Support execution and monitoring of bioreactor activities.
• Perform routine monitoring, data collection, analysis, and documentation.

Skills

Cell culture experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

Tools

HPLC

Job description

Our client, an innovative biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, is seeking a Contract Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Engineer to support cell culture operations within their early-stage Technical Operations organization. This individual will contribute to lab-scale process execution, technology transfer activities, data analysis, and technical documentation in support of advancing biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career engineer to gain hands-on experience in MSAT, process scale-up, and technology transfer within a collaborative and fast-paced biotechnology environment

Key Responsibilities

• esExecute hands-on upstream cell culture activities to support satellite bioreactor operations, including process monitoring, sample collection, routine maintenance activities, and coordination of bioreactor turnaround activitie
• Support execution and monitoring of satellite bioreactor and lab-scale cell culture activities, including bioreactor setup, sampling, harvest activities, and turnover between production run
• Perform routine cell culture maintenance activities and ensure timely execution of weekend support activities required to sustain ongoing bioreactor operation
• Perform routine monitoring, data collection, analysis, and documentation of process runs, maintaining accurate and compliant lab notebooks and/or electronic record
• Assist with lab management including but not limited to sample and inventory management, processing incoming RMs and consumables as well as outgoing samples and/or GLP materia
• Support and perform drafting and revising of technical documentation (batch records, SOPs, protocols, recipes, reports, etc.
• Prepare technical summaries, reports, and presentations to effectively communicate findings to cross-functional teams as neede
• Ensure compliance with lab safety protocols, GxP requirements, and applicable environmental guideline
• Demonstrate initiative and ownership in identifying and resolving operational issues while supporting a safe, organized, and inspection-ready laboratory environmen
• Conduct all activities in alignment with company policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and global regulatory guidelines, ensuring adherence to quality assurance standard
• Remain up to date on all assigned training and ensure completion of any training required for GxP activities prior to executing those activitie

Qualifications

• on sBachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipli
• ne.2-5 years of relevant engineering or biopharmaceutical industry experien
• ce.Hands-on cell culture experie
• nceIndustry experience is prefer
• redAcademic research experience is acceptable a
• lsoStrong organizational skills with attention to detail and documentation accura
• cy.Excellent written and verbal communication skil
• ls.Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environme
• nt.Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and business nee
• ds.Must be able to work most weekends (~80% of weekends). This would typically require ~2 hours of work on Saturday and Sund
• ay.We still anticipate 40 hours/week of work, so Friday could be a shorter day if weekend support is need
• ed.Must be able to travel up to 1

Preferred Qualifications

• ionsExperience within the biopharmaceutical industry, particularly supporting protein therapeutics.
• ics.Hands-on experience with lab or pilot-scale bioprocessing technologies, including mammalian cell culture and aseptic techniq
• ues.Experience operating laboratory analytical equipment such as HPLC and other process analytical to
• ols.Familiarity with FDA cGMP/GxP regulations applicable to clinical biopharmaceutical manufactur
• ing.Experience supporting GxP documentation systems, procedures, and compliance activit
• ies.CAPAs and deviations experience would be a b

Physical Requirements

• mentsMust be able to wear personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, gloves, eye covering, etc.) in a compliant manner for extended periods of
• time.Ability to lift and move materials weighing up to 25 po
• unds.Ability to stand for extended periods and perform activities requiring specialized gow
• ning.Ability to climb ladders and work within a laboratory environ