TEMP Manufacturing Operations Associate - Union City

WHO WE ARE: 

At Dendreon, we’re transforming the battle against cancer with personalized immunotherapy. Our flagship product, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, utilizing a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease. 

If you’re driven by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on cancer patients’ lives, we invite you to join our team. With Immunotherapy Manufacturing Facilities in Seal Beach, CA, and Union City, GA, a talented team of scientific, clinical, regulatory, and corporate professionals based in Seal Beach, and a commercial organization operating across the United States, Dendreon continues to advance innovation in personalized cancer treatment.

CORE VALUES:

• Put Patients First: Every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of those living with cancer.
• Act with Integrity: We commit to transparency, honesty, and always doing what’s right.
• Build Trust: Trust is earned through candid, open communication and a collaborative approach.
• Raise the Bar: We embrace continuous improvement and innovation, always striving to elevate our people.
• Drive Results: We are accountable to each other and deliver success together.

JOB SUMMARY: Aseptic manufacturing and assembly of clinical and commercial human blood derived components in a clean-room environment (Class 10,000/ISO7, and Class 100,000/ISO8). This is a temporary role.

NOTE: This role has an overnight shift of 9:30pm - 9:30am. Monday, Tuesday, & Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Weighs, measures and checks raw materials to ensure batches manufactured contain proper ingredients and quantities.
• Maintains records to comply with regulatory requirements and acts as subject matter expert for revisions or improvements to manufacturing documents.
• Works with other Cell Processing Associates utilizing good manufacturing practices during aseptic processing of clinical and commercial products using Standard Operating Procedures.
• Represents department in cross-functional teams, projects and GXP-related problem resolution.
• Posts weights and shipping charges, and prepares goods for final shipment.
• Prepares and maintains records of merchandise shipped.
• Prepares goods for final shipment and unpacks and checks goods received against purchase orders and invoices, maintains records of received goods, rejecting unsatisfactory items if necessary.
• Examines, stocks, and distributes GMP and non-GMP materials to inventory and manufacturing lines.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Applies job skills and company policies and procedures to complete a wide range of tasks.
• Works on assignments that are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required in resolving problems and making routine recommendations.
• Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments.
• Uses ability as a skilled specialist in accordance with company policies and procedures to compete complex tasks in creative and effective ways.
• Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment and initiative are required in resolving problems and making routine recommendations.
• May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance to other support personnel.
• Ability to be flexible and support all functions by readily responding to changing circumstances (i.e. shift changes) and business needs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Required Experience & Skills:

• No prior industry experience required.
• Experience in medical device, pharma or biotech preferred.
• Must be able to read and understand quality documents.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate fluently in English.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time 
• Intermittent walking to gain access to work areas
• Finger dexterity sufficient to use a computer and to complete paperwork activities
• Vision sufficient to use a computer, to read written materials and to complete paperwork activities;
• Hearing sufficient to communicate with individuals by telephone and in person
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds. Limited exposure to (2ºC - 8ºC); (-20ºC); (-75ºC); (-196ºC) areas.
• Must have the ability to work around laboratories, manufacturing areas and equipment, and regularly lift 10 – 20 lbs and lift up to 50 lbs.
• May be required to work alternate shifts
• Ability to gown aseptically for work in Clean Room environments
• Job performed in a lab, office, or utility (noisy) environment
• Must have the ability to work around laboratories, manufacturing areas and equipment with exposure to blood, blood products or OPIM (other potentially infectious materials) while donning required personal protective materials.

Beware of Recruitment Scams

Please be aware of the potential for scams from individuals, organizations and internet sites that claim to represent Dendreon Pharmaceuticals in recruitment activities. We strongly recommend that you verify all communications you receive about positions at Dendreon. Any communications from Dendreon would come from an email address that ends in “@dendreon.com”. Dendreon will never ask candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the recruitment or offer process. Dendreon conducts a formal recruitment process for all authorized positions posted and does not conduct interviews via social media, or other third-party sites or chat services. If you are unsure about a posting or email you receive, please contact us at AskHR@dendreon.com. If you believe you are a victim of fraud, please contact your local law enforcement.