Specialist, Facilities

About the Role

Orca Bio is a commercial-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. The Specialist, Facilities is responsible for facilities, utilities, and production and laboratory assets across multiple production sites producing clinical and commercial drug products. This role involves providing technical expertise for asset operation and troubleshooting, utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage asset data, labeling, status, and coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance, calibration, and certification activities to ensure compliant and reliable operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve system/equipment performance, malfunctions, or failures.
• Track and report on equipment downtime, failure trends, and develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate onsite and offsite preventative and corrective maintenance, calibration, and certification activities.
• Review and approve service provider documentation, and complete and close out tasks in the CMMS.
• Ensure facilities, utilities, production, and laboratory assets are maintained, calibrated, and certified to applicable GMP standards.
• Collaborate with peers in the continuous improvement of equipment standards, practices, specifications, procedures, qualifications, and business processes.
• Lead and/or participate in identifying and developing solutions to stabilize and optimize equipment systems.
• Execute facility preventative and corrective maintenance tasks, small projects, and continuous improvements.
• Onboard new assets and maintain current assets in the CMMS, including asset identification, status, labeling, and assigning required maintenance, calibration, and certification plans.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Facility Management, or equivalent technical experience.
• 4 years of experience in a GMP manufacturing facility, including equipment operation and troubleshooting, and facilities and asset maintenance execution.
• Experience analyzing, managing, and reporting reliability metrics, and managing assets and maintenance activities using a CMMS system.
• Experience coordinating onsite and offsite maintenance, calibration, and certification activities completed by service providers.
• Experience managing and executing facility and utility projects, including repairs, improvements, and new installations.

Skills

• Ability to multitask and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously; able to prioritize.
• Strong work ethic, curiosity to learn, and contribute in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
• Willing to support sites after-hours on an as-needed or on-call basis.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills to support timely decision-making and process improvement.
• Ability to gown and work in cleanroom areas.
• Ability to work collaboratively, independently, and as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment while following documented procedures and instructions.
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer.
• Occasional need to ascend/descend stairs within the workspace; job requires sitting, standing, and walking.

Physical Demands

• 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.
• Must 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.
• Any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.

Work Conditions

• Must be able to work at either Orca Bio Sacramento location (3400 Business Dr. or 7910 Metro Air Pkwy) based on operational needs.
• Regularly participate in video-based meetings.
• May be required to work scheduled overtime, weekends, or holidays based on business needs.

Pay

$70,000 - $90,000 a year. The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market.

Benefits

• Pre-IPO equity and annual bonus.
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• PTO (Paid Time Off).
• 401(k) plan.
• Life and accidental death and disability coverage.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Subsidized daily lunches and snacks at on-site locations.

About Orca Bio

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.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients, and their healthcare providers.