Technician, Manufacturing

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

• Downstream Technicians for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Do you want to be part of a company helping customers bring new advanced biological products to market? And do you thrive in a role where you learn and develop? Then these roles as a technician in our downstream team could be something for you.

• AGC Biologics is a Contract Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with facilities in Denmark, Germany, Japan and USA and with customers from all over the world. We have more than 50 nationalities employed and the daily language is English

  The positions

  You will become part of our manufacturing area consisting of five production lines, which produce pre-clinical, clinical and commercial products for a wide variety of different customers coming from around the world. You will be part of a group of highly dedicated technicians and scientists working with various stakeholders such as QA, QC and Development.

  As a Microbial downstream technician, you will work in a GMP environment with hands on batch execution, batch documentation and optimization of purification process flows.  The Downstream unit operations runs on heavy machinery such as centrifuges and homogenizers, and you will be part of cleanings as well as filtration, TFF, chromatography and AKTA bioprocesses.  In this role, you will work on the floor during production and be engaged securing batch readiness and release and you will take part in the maintenance of equipment.

  Qualifications and experience
  Our preferred candidate has the following profile:

  • Trained technician with hands-on experience preferably from recovery and/or purification.
  • 2 years of experience from a production environment within the biopharmaceutical industry. AGC will provide side by side training in the specific equipment we operate
  • Experience working in a cGMP environment
  • Interest in a wide variety of equipment
  • Excellent collaboration- and communication skills
  • Ability to speak and write in English

  As a person, you have a positive mind, are flexible and enjoys taking on new tasks and responsibilities. You thrive in a dynamic environment and can cope with uncertainties.

  Our manufacturing teams are working in changing shifts 24/7, so you must be able to work flexible hours, day, evening, nights and weekends.

  AGC Biologics offers
  AGC Biologics offers a dynamic working place with good opportunities for working with a varied array of tasks and challenges. This opens many doors for personal development and for you to make a real difference towards both patients and customer. At AGC Biologics the work environment is informal and humor is part of the work day. We respect each other and our differences, and we help each other to reach deadlines together as one team.

  We will process the applications as they arrive. Therefore, please submit your application and CV as soon as possible. When the right candidates are found, the ad will close.

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe. 

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.  Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.