Senior Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

The Senior Laboratory Technician is responsible for the day-to-day planning and coordinating of manufacturing. To have a solid understanding of the range of products made in the department and how they are produced. To manufacture human and animal serum products on time and according to customer and in-house specifications. The role of a Senior Laboratory Technician is to develop and optimize methods for the lab processes. Must possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically. They must be able to work independently and as part of a team and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Essential Duties :

• Meet daily to overview production plans for the day.
• Meet with supervisors from other departments if the need arises for work to be carried on into 2nd shift, establish priorities and divert available manpower.
• Meet with Manager to communicate status of ongoing projects to ensure an efficient and accurate transition between shifts.
• Involve in R&D projects in Bulk.
• Involve heavily in K2 Ascites productions in Bulk.
• Responsible for ensuring their areas and all items within them are clean, including, but not limited to: workbench, cabinets, buckets, tanks and accessories used during the manufacturing lot process.
• General cleaning as necessary.
• Review manufacturing documents for Bulk production for clarity and completeness.
• Organize product packets for final release.
• Review and update Standard BOM and Routing for Bulk Productions.
• Update the percentage yield for Bulk production for QMR
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
• Light to moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds).
• May perform other job related duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to any Scantibodies location for any period of time.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. This may include duties in another department or outside your normal scope of work.

Equipment used :

Personal computer and other general office equipment. General laboratory equipment, such as columns, UV spectrophotometer, centrifuge, Foxy 200, Foxy Junior, balance, pH and conductivity meters, HPLC, UF system, filtration apparatus, and other general equipment used in protein purification. Company vehicle.

Job Specifications :

• Minimum 5 years hands on, bench experience
• Bi-lingual speaking, reading and writing Spanish is required.
• Must have a valid passport.
• In addition to Santee the position requires working in Mexico and the Ramona Ranch.
• Occasional Domestic and International Travel to Customers, Trade Shows, etc. Industry experience in the purification of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and proteins
• Experience with downstream processing for monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and other biologics
• Familiarity with cGMPs and ISO regulatory requirements for biopharmaceutical production
• Strong experience with protein purification techniques, including column chromatography, Ultrafiltration, Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation, DEAE, Protein A, G, A/G, L, MabSelect, Agarose Resins, Affinity Chromatography, Small and Process-Scale Column Packing, Ligand Attachment Chemistry, Dialysis, Lyophilization, Buffer preparation, conjugating antibodies for ELISA, Chemiluminescent,, Lateral Flow immunoassays
• Hybridoma, Cell Culture and Mab production and purification
• Experience with analytical techniques, including HPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, SDS-PAGE, BioCore (instrumentation by Cytiva to characterize the binding characteristics of antibodies to its target), Electrophoresis,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

We are a 49 Year old Privately owned Biotech company located in the East County of San Diego. Proud to be producers of testing kits supporting the medical community.

Company Description

We are a 49 Year old Privately owned Biotech company located in the East County of San Diego. Proud to be producers of testing kits supporting the medical community.