Manufacturing Associate

Ready to launch your career in biotechnology? Takeda Pharmaceuticals is looking for a Manufacturing Associate to join our dynamic Drug Substance team! Working under the guidance of our experienced leads and supervisors, you will play a hands-on role in executing core production processes while upholding high standards for safety and quality (cGMP).

Whether you are stepping into the biotech world for the first time or looking to sharpen your skills for long-term career advancement, this entry-level role offers the ideal launchpad to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact on patient lives.

• Schedule: 4-day, 10-hour shift (Sunday - Wednesday | 1:00 PM – 11:30 PM)

• Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

• Level: Entry-Level 

salary: $23 - $25 per hour
shift: Second
work hours: 1 PM - 11:30 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

• Participate in bulk formulation, aseptic filling, Lyophilization, and capping operations. 
• Executes processes in production while strictly adhering to cGMP, environmental health and safety guidelines and any other related regulations which could apply. 
• Clean, set up, operate, and teardown of 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. 
• May perform other duties as assigned.

The essential functions of this role include:

• working in a smoke free environment
• wearing steel toe shoes
• manual lifting up to 50lbs
• working up to 4 hrs of overtime per week
• working weekends

Skills

• Manufacturing
• GMP
• Biology
• Pharmaceutical
• SOP
• Cleaning

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 1 year
• Experience level: Entry Level

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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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