Technician II - Tech Services

Bora Pharmaceuticals Inc; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Bora Bora Pharmaceuticals in Minnesota seeks a technically skilled candidate to support development suites, equipment readiness, and documentation for clinical and commercial manufacturing.

Preferred candidates have two years of college or vocational education and knowledge of GMP practices. The role offers growth opportunities within a global CDMO with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Two years of college or vocational education in a related field.
• Minimum one year of technical service or development experience.
• Knowledge of GMP practices and ability to follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain readiness of development suites and equipment.
• Prepare experimental batches and assist with documentation.
• Support validation and technology transfer activities.
• Provide technical support to Operations and QA.

Skills

Attention to detail

Documentation

GMP knowledge

Education

Two years of college or vocational education

Job description

Overview

About Bora Bora Pharmaceuticals is a premier international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in formulation development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and packaging of complex oral solid dose, liquid, semi-solid, biologics, and sterile injectable pharmaceutical products. From our world-class sites in North America and Asia, we deliver drug products with unparalleled quality to more than 100 markets around the world. Bora’s teams, technologies, and facilities work seamlessly together to enable our clients to deliver much-needed therapeutics to patients worldwide. Bora Pharmaceuticals is on a mission to make our success and our customer’s success more certain.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains readiness of the development suites, including equipment setup, operation, cleaning, room organization, change parts, spare parts, supplies, and general area upkeep.
• Maintains, operates, cleans, and supports setup/changeover of development suite equipment used for blending, dry and wet granulation, drying, milling, compression, coating, encapsulation, and other oral solid dosage and liquid unit operations, as applicable.
• Coordinates with Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, and other departments to support equipment repairs, calibrations, containment requirements, and development suite readiness.
• Prepares experimental, laboratory, and development batches within the development suites and assists with documentation, sampling, process observations, troubleshooting, and technical support for clinical, registration/submission, validation, and commercial manufacturing batches of new or existing products under the supervision of Technical Services Scientists.
• Performs sampling and physical testing of products, including disintegration, hardness and friability of tablets, particle size, flow characteristics, and moisture of granulations and powders.
• Maintains accurate records, including laboratory notebooks, batch record documentation, experimental data sheets, training records, and supply inventories within the development suites.
• Assists with writing, reviewing, and revising equipment procedures, cleaning procedures, batch records, protocols, reports, and other technical documentation.
• Assists in the execution and documentation of validation and qualification activities, including cleaning validation swabbing, process validation support, packaging validation support, equipment qualification, and facilities/systems qualification activities, as needed.
• Supports technology transfer activities by assisting with process execution, sampling, documentation, process observations, and troubleshooting during development, clinical, registration/submission, validation, and commercial manufacturing batches.
• Provides technical support to Operations, Quality Assurance, and other departments as needed.
• Assists in the training of technicians.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Two years of college or vocational education, preferably in chemistry, engineering, or a health-related field and a minimum of one year of technical service or development experience; OR a high school diploma / GED with four or more years of pharmaceutical experience.
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Procedures, ability to follow written procedures, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to accurately document observations and test results.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range $52,000 - $68,000
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing, including: competitive salary and performance-based incentives, health coverage (medical, dental, vision), retirement savings plans with employer matching, paid time off, professional development opportunities, employee wellness programs, and Employee Assistance Program with Mental Health Resources.

Equal Opportunity & Company Values

Bora Pharmaceuticals is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to applicable equal opportunity laws and regulations. We recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected category. We lead with a solutions-first mindset, strive to do the right thing, stay proactive, and respect everyone.

Bora Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing and manufacturing branded, generic and over the counter (OTC) healthcare and pharmaceutical products for patients around the globe. This description describes the nature of the work performed and is not an exhaustive list of duties. All job duties are subject to modification and assignment by management.