Title: Manufacturing Technician

Status: 12-contract

Location: Onsite Monday through Friday in Lexington, MA

1st shift from 8 am to 5 pm and 2nd shift from 3:30 pm to 11 pm EST

Compensation: $35-$37 per hour DOE

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Technician is responsible for manufacturing oral dosage products to support clinical through commercial needs. The manufacturing team is responsible for manufacturing clinical trial supplies and process development, scale-up, and transfer to commercial production. This successful candidate will work closely with other manufacturing Technicians/Operators, Quality, Development, EHS, Supply Chain, the Quality Control Lab, and a diverse set of colleagues to support company manufacturing goals. We are seeking people with exceptional people skills who want to work in a supportive fast-paced environment.

Day to day responsibilities:

• Manufacturing and production support of novel extended-release drug delivery technology including GMP operation of manufacturing equipment
• Polymer drying, blending and extrusion
• Automated and manual assembly of polymer-based dosage forms using plastic welding techniques
• Powder blend granulation and capsule coating

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field related to polymers, chemical or mechanical production or, Associate’s degree and 1-3+ years in a technical field related to polymers, chemical or mechanical production (biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred) or, HS diploma (or GED) and 7+ years in mechanical production or manufacturing experience (biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred)
• Hands-on manufacturing operations skills required
• GMP experience is a plus, ISO-8 or higher clean room experience is a plus