Job Title: Manufacturing Technician
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Pay: $25-31 hourly, depending on experience level
Schedule: Onsite, M-F, 8am-5pm
Contract: 8-month contract with potential for extension/conversion
Job Description:
- Work in an oligonucleotide manufacturing lab to make DNA via solid phase synthesis for R&D use.
- Manufactures oligonucleotides on DNA Synthesizers utilizing established and published procedures, and technical and theoretical understanding.
- Work may include using gel purification of oligonucleotides.
- Assumes responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of oligo synthesis results. Maintains lab supplies and DNA Synthesizers.
- Summarizes experimental results, and reviews conclusions with supervisor/project leader.
- Works with oligo purification group to ensure smooth handoff of oligos from DNA Synthesis to Oligo Purification.
- Keeps supervisor/project leader informed of project status, particularly of significant findings and results in critical problem areas.
- Performs work according to established internal safety guidelines and procedures, and as specified by appropriate external regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA).
- Processes incoming orders and interface with vendors for oligo orders. Processes and delivers outsourced oligo orders. Works with supervisor to prioritize and triage the orders for in-house manufacturing or for approved external oligo vendor.
- Assumes accountability for own lab notebook documentation and documentation of oligo orders made, ensuring synthesis records and results are recorded timely, accurately, and consistently, and according to established formats
- Participates in routine lab maintenance, lab safety, ISO, and QSR implementation. Troubleshoots issues related to instrumentation.
- Sets up, maintains, and runs oligo synthesis instruments to make oligos according to standard protocols and current priorities. Synthesize oligos in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner.
- Prioritize, schedule, and execute oligo syntheses to accommodate special RUSH or repeat orders.
- Batches the orders in the manufacturing process when there are infrequent orders such that there is a balance between manufacturing efficiency and reasonable turnaround times.
- Manufacturing Support: Helps maintain the lab/reagent supplies in the lab to ensure that there is no manufacturing downtime.
- Helps keep the lab and work areas clean and safe. Perform routine analyses (HPLC, LCMS, and/or UV spectral) on oligos on as needed basis. Assists others in the manufacturing lab as needed.
- Documentation: Responsible for ensuring capture of lab data from instrumentation in SDMS/electronic notebook in a timely manner. Compiles and prepares data for statistical, scientific analyses, reports, or for presentations.