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Careers
OPK Biotech LLC is expanding
its operations. Please check back often for additional positions as they
become available. The Company strives to maintain a
fulfilling working environment that includes open channels of communication,
career development and opportunities for advancement.
OPK Biotech LLC is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age,
disability, or status as a Protected Veteran.
Current Openings: Camridge MA
Current Openings: Souderton PA
Sr. Regulatory CMC
Associate
The Sr. Regulatory CMC Associate
will play a lead role in driving the CMC portion of regulatory
filings including coordination, review and timely generation of
submission ready documents. This position is based in Cambridge and
reports to the Director of Regulatory and Clinical
Operations.
Responsibilities
include:
- Play the lead role in
managing post-approval changes, including change management
across products, and coordinating all CMC aspects of regulatory
submissions
- Ensure all CMC dossier data
remain relevant, compliant, and an accurate reflection of all
processes and practices.
- Ensure the content and
format of regulatory CMC submissions comply with applicable
regulations and guidelines.
- Identify and assess
regulatory risks for specific projects.
- Participate in the design,
development and implementation of department improvement
initiatives.
- Research, review and
interpret the regulatory environment surrounding related to
product approvals, current guidance documents to support the
development of optimal regulatory strategies that support
successful submissions.
- Coordinate cross functional
department requirements to ensure regulatory timelines and
milestones are met.
Job requirements:
- BA/BS in a scientific discipline.
- 6+ years hands on regulatory CMC experience, (biologics
preferred) or 3 years pharmaceutical manufacturing, QC, and/or
QA, with 3 years regulatory CMC.
- Experience in the preparation of CMC regulatory documents
for major submissions (CTD, BLA, MAA, supplements, variations,
responses)
- Thorough knowledge of US & EU regulatory requirements
pertaining to the manufacture of pharmaceutical and sterile
biological APIs and drug products.
- Must be able to write and verbally communicate information
in a clear and concise manner.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to represent
the Company to outside parties as required.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to
prioritize workload, and an ability to work in a high pressure
environment.
- Effective cross functional and cross cultural skills.
- Intermediate / advanced Microsoft Office
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QC Supervisor 1st and
3rd shifts
The QC Supervisor oversees
development and implementation of standards, methods, and
procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision,
accuracy, and reliability of company products. Oversees and
coordinates shift activities of the QC Lab.
Responsibilities
include:
- Maintains QC analytical function in GMP compliance and
regulatory inspection ready.
- Supervises all aspects of testing in support of first shift
manufacturing operations and facility environmental
monitoring.
- Ensure that all testing is conducted in accordance
established test methods and/or USP or Ph Eur.
- Participates in validation of equipment and analytical
assays.
- Assists in the conduct of laboratory investigations.
- Conducts periodic reviews of standard operating procedures
for adequacy and compliance with current versions of
compendia.
- Hosts internal audits of QC labs.
- Ensures maintenance of analytical equipment maintenance and
calibration logs
Job requirements:
- This job requires a bachelors or masters degree in a
scientific field.
- 3 – 4 years experience in Quality Control.
- Working knowledge of standard analytical methods and
equipment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good oral and written
communication skills
- Broad knowledge of analytical procedures common in the
biotech community.
- Some experience in Quality Assurance is a plus
- Proficient in MSOffice and standard QC data bases
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Quality Control
Manager
The Quality Control Manager
will be responsible for overall management of QC Analytical
function for OPK Biotech’s Cambridge-based facility.
Responsibilities
include:
- Maintains QC analytical
function in GMP compliance and regulatory inspection
ready
- Manages QC Analytical
testing of raw material, in-process, bulk and final API and
drug product formulations
- Ensures that all
testing is conducted in accordance established test methods
and/or USP or Ph Eur.
- Oversees validation of
equipment and analytical assays.
- Manages special
projects that may require other interdepartmental
involvement.
- Makes recommendations
for corrective action necessary to assure conformity with
quality specifications.
- Conducts laboratory
investigations in response to OOS
- Supports QA during
regulatory inspections
Job requirements:
- Requires a Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent
and a minimum of 10 years experience with a Bachelors or 3
- 7 years experience with a Masters degree and proven
project management skills specific to analytical laboratory
operations.
- Proven project management skills in a laboratory
environment.
- Ability to work and solve complex problems and exercise
independent judgment within broadly defined practices and
policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation
criteria for obtaining results
- Ability to ensure and adhere to budgets, schedules and
performance requirements.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to regularly
interact with both senior level managers and
staff.
- Good oral and written communication skills and should
exercise tact and diplomacy in sensitive situations.
- Broad knowledge of analytical procedures common in the
biotech industry
- Some experience in Quality Assurance a plus
- Proficient in MSOffice and standard QC data bases
- Lifting up to 30 lbs.
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Manufacturing
Technician
The
Manufacturing
Technician is
responsible for performing all manufacturing operational
activities including Separation, Purification, and Final Bulk
processing using standard operating procedures in a cGMP
environment.
Responsibilities
include:
- Operate and maintain process equipment
- Perform CIP/SIP/COP activities
- Weigh and formulate large scale buffers
- Document activity logs, checklists, and batch
records
- Work in a clean room environment and comply with good
aseptic practices
- Work in accordance with all internal and external
regulatory guidelines and procedures
- Maintain warehouse
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Job requirements:
- High School diploma or
Biotechnology certificate required
- The ability to work on assignments that are
semi-routine in nature where the ability to recognize
deviation from accepted practices is required
- Good communications skills, both written and oral
- The ability to safely move or lift 50 pounds without
additional
- Willing to work off shifts and holidays as
needed.
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Maintenance
Mechanic
The Maintenance Mechanic
supports manufacturing utilities and other building support
systems. Under limited supervision, performs a variety of
complex installation, preventative maintenance,
troubleshooting, and repair of on- line plant
equipment.
Responsibilities
include:
- Perform safely a variety of complex installation,
preventative, and predictive maintenance on process and
utilities systems
- Complete and document properly work orders in
accordance with OPK Biotech’s system
- Perform daily equipment checks, maintain logs,
monitor facilities operations and equipment
- Maintain, monitor and operate safely high purity
water, clean steam, compressed air, generators, chilled
and glycol systems
- Maintain clean rooms, HVAC, building management
systems, high pressure steam, WFI, RODI, and process
equipment
- Assist in establishing and maintaining inventory of
spare parts and supplies
- Work with service contractors and vendors as
required
- Respond to emergencies 24/7
- Troubleshoot complex equipment and utility
problems
- Respond promptly to alarms
Job
requirements:
- Must possess Massachusetts State 2nd Fireman
License
- High school graduate with additional training
experience in a field related to process and facilities
operations
- Massachusetts Waste Water Treatment experience is a
plus
- A good understanding of equipment, facility
operation, and maintenance requirements for a GMP
facility
- Attention to detail and excellent communications
skills, both written and oral
- Must be willing to work all shifts, including
weekends
- Computer proficiency, MS Office, is a plus
- Must be able to lift 30-40 pounds
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Souderton PA - Manufacturing
Technician
The
Manufacturing
Technician is responsible for performing all
functions to produce an intermediate bovine blood-derived
product, using standard operating procedures in a cGMP
environment.
Responsibilities
include:
- Assemble, clean and operate pharmaceutical
manufacturing equipment
- Document all work, according to cGMP
practices.
- Perform all work using an automated control system
or manual operations in compliance with SOPs and
cGMPs.
- Maintain clean room environment, according to
regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and assist with blood collection
process.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Job
requirements:
- HS diploma or
Biotechnology certificate required; BS
preferred.
- 1+ years experience in pharmaceutical, chemical,
and/or biological manufacturing and cGMP
environment.
- Excellent communications skills
- Experience with MS Office
- The ability to safely move or lift 40-50 pounds
without additional.
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Please fax, email, or mail
to:
Human Resources
OPK Biotech
LLC
11 Hurley
Street,
Cambridge, MA
02141
Fax:
617.234.6507
Email:
hr@opkbiotech.com
OPK Biotech is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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