Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) Process Engineer (2nd/3rd Shift)

About the Role

Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives. We are establishing manufacturing operations on the East Coast to ensure the consistent and reliable delivery of our high-precision cell therapy products. This site is essential to advancing our clinical pipeline and supporting future commercial availability of our life-saving therapies.

The MSAT Process Engineer works to improve the efficiency and safety of the drug product manufacturing process. This role is responsible for life cycle management of clinical and commercial products including process monitoring and troubleshooting, implementation and validation of process improvements and changes, and supporting investigations and corrective/preventive actions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Performs ongoing monitoring of existing products and processes
• Generate metrics and reports for process monitoring and continuous process verification
• Support process improvements and changes including electronic batch record creation and modifications
• Investigates process events and implements corrective and preventive actions
• Provides troubleshooting support for manufacturing events, equipment performance and material issues
• Performs root cause analysis to isolate cause of events and determine appropriate corrective actions
• Authors, executes and owns change controls, technical protocols, reports and activities to support improvements
• Writes and ensure proper execution of validation protocols and testing in line with required life cycle management activities

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or similar fields
• 3+ years of experience with manufacturing processes and equipment in related fields: biologics, pharmaceutical fill and finish or drug substance manufacturing, Chemical or food industries
• Prior experience in regulated, GMP manufacturing operations
• Experience in biotechnology and cell therapy manufacturing preferred
• Strong communication and problem solving skills, with a desire to improve upon established processes
• Flexibility to work outside standard business hours when needed to support site priorities, deadlines, or critical business needs

Schedule

• 2nd Shift: Monday - Friday, 4:00pm - 12:30am
• 3rd Shift: Monday - Friday, 12:00am - 8:30am

Physical Demands

Production Associate Roles: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment. Most roles must be able to meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for extended periods, as needed. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.

Pay

$80,000 - $100,000 a year. Full-time employment positions will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity and annual bonus, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits.

Who We Are

We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them. We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility. We innovate on a path that hasn't been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren't afraid to ask "why not" and challenge the status quo. We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.