Lead, Materials

Responsibilities

• Perform Manufacturing Support activities in accordance with SOPs, cGMPs, and safety regulations.
• Receive, inspect, and distribute Quality Control-approved and non-QC materials and general goods.
• Load, unload, and move materials, including stocking onto pallets, racks, bins, shelves, refrigerators, and freezers.
• Store, transfer, and distribute materials per specific handling and storage requirements.
• Maintain LN2 and CO2 system uptime by ensuring timely replacement of dewars.
• Execute ERP transactions for material receipt, storage, distribution, and in-transit requests from third-party storage locations.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through timely system updates.
• Perform routine cycle counts, media counts, and participate in annual physical inventory.
• Process sales order fulfillment requests and complete end-of-day closing activities.
• Resolve inventory discrepancies and perform required system adjustments.
• Print and label EBR requirements for received materials.
• Cook off biopsy assemblies, including ERP transactions.
• Perform biopsy accessioning activities, including receipt and inspection.

Compliance, Collaboration & Leadership

• Ensure all activities comply with SOPs, cGMP requirements, and maintain audit-ready conditions at all times.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and support internal and external audits.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, QC, R&D, Materials Management, Validation, Facilities & Engineering, Accounting, Third-Party Logistics, and Customer Care.
• Act as a communication liaison between staff and management to support issue resolution.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and day-to-day support to Materials team members.
• Mentor and train junior staff; partner with Leads and management to support development and process improvements.
• Aid in developing work plans, assigning tasks, and monitoring team performance.
• Identify and report inconsistencies; collaborate with management on corrective actions.
• Maintain regular communication with management to review activities and share improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Life Sciences or related field) with 1-2 years, or Associate’s degree with 2-3 years, or GED or equivalent with 3+ years of experience working in a cGMP environment in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• Familiarity with MS Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high volume and fast-paced materials and cleanroom environment.
• Experience working in warehouse environments.
• Experience within a regulated environment that is frequently audited by FDA, ISO and other internal and external Agencies.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Life Sciences or related field) with 1-2 years, or Associate’s degree with 2-3 years, or GED or equivalent with 3+ years of experience working in a cGMP environment in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent.
• Familiarity with MS Office.

Why Vericel?

• Cutting-Edge Science: Work with a leading regenerative medicine product that is transforming patient care.
• Career Growth: Be a part of a growing organization with opportunities to expand your impact.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about improving lives.

Pay Range

• The hourly wage range Vericel reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at the time of this posting is $31.25 - $38 an hour.