Lab Operations Technician II - $8,000* Sign On

职位描述

Everyone at Kite 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. Join us in our mission!

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as a Lab Ops Tech II of Sample Management team in our commercial cell therapy production center located in El Segundo CA. In this role, you will work within the Quality Control Department in supporting our efforts in this exciting new area of cancer immunotherapy. You will be responsible to manage QC samples from manufacturing for QC testing, to maintain lab equipment operation and to support for business operations.

** Working hours are between 10:00am and 08:30pm from Saturday to Tuesday.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Perform QC sample receipt, processing and distribution for testing and storage.
• Perform Cryo sample transfer, disposition and shipment.
• Perform inventory of lab supplies and materials
• Support on-the job training for junior staff.
• Troubleshoots standard issues and identify when a deviation from standard process occurs.
• Gather metric information for use in continuous improvement of areas of responsibility.
• Perform QC review of documentation such as sample COC and logbooks.
• Participate and support in ad-hoc projects or other duties as needed.
• Shift hours are flexible within seven days each week

Basic Qualifications:

• AA Degree and 1+ years’ experience in regulated pharmaceutical/Biotech environments or similar role OR
• High School Degree and 2+ years’ experience in in regulated pharmaceutical/Biotech environments or similar role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Quality Control.
• Experience in aseptic techniques and clean room operations
• Strong knowledge of GMP, GDP, SOPs and quality control processes
• Maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with company policy, SOPs, WIs and specifications
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in this collaborative work environment.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced Biopharmaceutical environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and work with dry ice and LN2 freezers
• Experience with sample chain of custody, general lab procedures such as operating centrifuges, working in a Biological Safety Cabinet and experience with inventory and laboratory management systems such as Freezerworks and LabVantage (LIMS) or similar.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and other applications.
• Job requires some overtime, weekend or holiday work as needed.

Does this sound like you? If so, apply today!

* This Position qualifies for a $8,000 Sign-on Bonus, $4,000 payable within 30 days of start date and $4,000 payable following 6 months of continuous employment. Payments are subject to a 1-year repayment agreement from date of payment issue.  Applies to external hires only.