Scientist

The West Hills Production Team manufactures medical diagnostic kits that are used by customers in the Transplant Diagnostics market for HLA genotyping. The team is fast paced, relying on teamwork, multitasking, and communication within the team. This is a manufacturing role in a lab setting in which staff wear lab coats plus PPE and use bench scale lab equipment. We are seeking individuals with strong learning aptitude plus a science degree and/ or experience in laboratory or scientific environments. This first/day shift position may require staff to be scheduled between 6 am and 6 pm.

Key Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities include the following but not restricted to:

• Work in a clean room laboratory environment with adherence to CGMP guidelines.
• Perform manufacturing/ production tasks as scheduled.
• Follow written SOPs, collect data, and document in batch records.
• Work with laboratory equipment including but not limited to: UV Spectrophotometer, Thermal Cycler, qPCR, robotic systems, centrifuges, multichannel pipettes.
• Initiate reports and perform investigations related to production nonconformances.
• Follow all safety requirements and bring up issues and concerns.
• May train and assist colleagues on production tasks and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned within proven skills and proficiencies.

Minimum Requirements:

Education/ Experience: A combination of education and experience that confer the needed manufacturing, scientific, and laboratory technical skills will be considered. Examples:

• Bachelor of Science degree in biology, chemistry or similar or
• Two (2) years college course work in Biotechnology, Sciences, or other technical field and related laboratory or GMP manufacturing experience or
• High School Diploma/ GED and four (4) years of related laboratory experience

Basic Skills

• Reading and writing in English.
• Ability to perform basic math operations used in laboratory calculations.
• Above average understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Work Shift/ Working Conditions

• Ability to work overtime and nonstandard work schedules as required to meet production schedule.
• Ability to work in a laboratory operating bench scale equipment, low temperature freezers, and computer workstations.
• Work is performed under various levels of gowning including lab coats, safety glasses, gloves, masks, hairnets.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• May handle sharps such as needles and biologic substances of human/ animal origin.

Conditions and requirements may change to meet business needs.