Cell Therapy Specialist I

Cell Therapy Specialist I

Location: Frederick, MD

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Pay Rate: $26–32/hour DOE

Schedule & Training Information

For the first 8–10 weeks of the assignment, all contractors are required to work Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM to complete New Hire Orientation and Manufacturing Onboarding Technical Training. During the Technical Training period, employees will observe the Company Holiday Schedule.

Once training is successfully completed, contractors will be deployed onto shifts as needed by department leadership. After deployment, employees will be considered “essential” and will work their respective shifts during company holidays/shutdowns.

This is a full-time 4/10 schedule role; however, roles and shifts may change based on department needs. Shift times will be directed by the manager or department leads.

Available Shifts

Day Shift

• 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Sun–Wed
• Wed–Sat
• Thurs–Sun

Swing Shift

• 3:00 PM – 1:30 AM
• Sun–Wed
• Wed–Sat
• Thurs–Sun
• 5:00 PM – 3:30 AM
• Sun–Wed
• Wed–Sat
• Thurs–Sun

Job Description

Everyone at this facility is grounded by one common goal — curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Would you like to join us in this mission?

We are seeking a highly motivated Cell Therapy Specialist to join our newly formed Cell Therapy Manufacturing team at our brand-new, state-of-the-art commercial Cell Therapy facility in Frederick, Maryland.

The Cell Therapy Specialist will perform and/or verify all tasks associated with the manufacture of commercial product following batch records and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure safe and compliant operations, while working as part of a team to execute GMP runs in close collaboration with Materials Management, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance.

Are you passionate about making an impact on people’s lives? Would you be excited to work for a company leading the way in developing and producing unique, innovative immunotherapies? Do you have a background in cGMP manufacturing? If the answer is yes, we’d like to consider you.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Successfully troubleshoot processing and equipment issues while communicating issues to management
• Complete required training assignments to maintain necessary technical skills and knowledge and ensure compliance with cGMP requirements
• Author and/or revise SOPs that are technically sound, provide clear instructions aligned with cGMP requirements, and support efficient operations
• Routinely monitor, clean, prepare, and operate sophisticated automated cell processing, cell expansion, and filling equipment in Grade B/C clean rooms
• All required PPE and gowning for classified GMP manufacturing areas are provided by the company
• Identify opportunities for improvement in manufacturing efficiencies and compliance while assisting with investigations/deviations and change controls
• Ability to wear a respirator during use of certain cleaning chemicals

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Life Sciences field, OR
• Associate’s Degree in a Life Sciences field with 1 years of biotech experience, OR
• High School Diploma with 2 years of cGMP experience