Basic Function and Scope of the Position:

Provide technical and operational support to the product and process development, improvements, characterization and sustaining efforts in analytical labs and high volume, multi-product manufacturing environment.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assist Scientists, NPI Process and Product Engineers in providing direct support to troubleshooting, sustaining and continuous improvement for consumables production lines related to yield, quality and throughput.

• Executing lab works for development works and engineering studies.

• Design and execution of controlled experiments to optimize processes; document and analyze process test results.

• Maintain and ensure efficient operation of labs.

• Recommend and help implement improvements in a production environment to meet production goals across multiple operations and technologies.

• Coordinate process validation execution, data collection and summaries.

• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality teams to develop processes for new products and improve processes of existing products.

• Help define technical requirements and write procedures for processes.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred Educational Background:

• Diploma in Chemical/ Biochemical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biochemistry and/or Bio-related field; or

• Secondary school with at least 2-4 years of relevant experience in a consumables manufacturing setting.

Preferred Experiential Background:

• Work experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical industries is desirable.

• Good math and analytical skills required. Experience summarizing data required.

• Good verbal and written documentation skills are required. High level of computer skills is a plus. Working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint is required.

• Meticulous and able to execute experiments with great attention to details.

• Demonstrated ability to execute complex tasks and experiments with little supervision.

• Basic skill in failure analysis of multiple reliability failure modes.

• Excellent Analytical, Problem Solving and Project Management skills.

• Excellent team player, interpersonal and communication skill.

• Independent and able to work well under stress, both internally and across functions and perform multitasking.

• Dealing with change.

• Proactive, innovative and self-motivating.

• Experience with microarray and sequencing technologies a plus.

• Experience with HPLC, microplate reader, qPCR a plus.

• Experience with developing consumables processes and products a plus.

• Possess good understanding of manufacturing process, methodologies and environment a plus

• Working knowledge of GMP production a plus.

• Experience with chemical processes preferred.

• Capable of defining test plans for process and troubleshooting will be a plus.