Manufacturing Associate, NGS TE Production
About the Role
Twist Bioscience is seeking motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Operations Team in South San Francisco. The Manufacturing Associate, NGS TE will perform basic molecular biology workflows in a highly automated, high-throughput manner and will be responsible for the manufacture of variety of custom oligonucleotide products.
Available Shifts
- 1A: 7:00am–7:30pm Sunday–Tuesday, Alternating Wednesday
- 1B: 7:00am–7:30pm Alternating Wednesday, Thursday–Saturday
- 2A: 7:00pm–7:30am Alternating Saturday, Sunday–Tuesday
- 2B: 7:00pm–7:30am Wednesday–Friday, Alternating Saturday
Responsibilities
- Manufacture high quality custom oligo containing products in a high throughput MFG lab according to established SOPs
- Operation of robotic laboratory equipment and traditional lab equipment (bioanalyzers, centrifuges, sealers, thermocyclers, spectrometers, HPLCs, Next Gen Sequencing etc.)
- Daily use of traditional molecular biology processes and techniques especially PCR, DNA quantitation and handling, DNA purification
- Maintaining thorough, accurate and detailed documentation of all work produced in batch records, databases or other acceptable formats including problems and deviations
- Updating and writing work instructions and documentation
- Ability to work independently and in a safe manner
- Attention to details for process consistency
- Documentation, troubleshooting and addressing process deviations
- Packaging products
- Ability to work in an ISO, GMP, LEAN manufacturing environment and follow the lean manufacturing concepts
- Daily completion of assigned tasks to keep MFG on track
Qualifications
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Detail oriented
- Good computer skills and comfort in using computers for all aspects of MFG, experience with Excel and Word, Jira/Confluence, web-based or similar programs
Working Conditions
- Team based laboratory environment
- Working in controlled laboratory environment
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time while performing duties
- Must be able to work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials
- Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs
- Must be able to work outside of regular work hours / work a flexible shift as needed
About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as "writing" DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA. At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Pay
San Francisco Bay Area Pay Range: $21 - $25 USD