Job Title: Formulation Technician I

Location: Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Duration: 12 Months

First Shift (Monday-Friday) 2pm-10.30pm

Pay Rate: $23/hr

What you will do:

• Working in a team of media process technicians, media process technician will manufacture dehydrated and liquid cell culture media.
• Formulation technician I will be able to follow batch record instructions and will be expected to weigh microgram to kilograms quantities of individual raw materials, calibrate equipment, follow safety policies and procedures, operate milling equipment, perform sterile filtration and any other tasks required to complete cell culture media manufacturing.
• Standard product testing, such as osmolality, pH and turbidity, will also be performed in this job.
• This position works closely with R&D, procurement, quality, process technology, marketing as well as external and internal customers and vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the staging and compounding of raw materials within weight tolerances (e.g. micrograms to kilograms), milling , blending, aseptic liquid filling, process control monitoring and documentation of such procedures for manufacturing dehydrated culture media and liquid media in accordance with production schedules following the appropriate GMP and department procedures.
• Completes all required documentation neatly, accurately, and in accordance with GMP.
• Performs cleaning, inspection, calibration and assists in the maintenance of equipment. Maintains related logs and records. Performs equipment troubleshooting.
• Uses equipment such as pipettors, balances, osmometer, turbidmeter and pH meters.

Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 months experience in a high-paced laboratory environment or manufacturing facility.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant work experience maybe considered.
• Basic proficiency with PCs (Personal Computers) and use of Windows applications such as MS Excel, MS Word and MS PPT is required.
• Statistical analysis using mathematical spreadsheets such as Excel or Minitab is highly desired.

Must be able to lift or move approximately 40lbs