What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Lead - Antibody Conjugation (PM Shift) position at Job Opportunities?
BioLegend develops world-class, cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, manufactured in our state-of-the-art facility in San Diego, CA. Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by providing the highest quality products at an outstanding value, along with superior customer service and technical support. Our product expertise covers a diverse set of research areas including Immunology, Neuroscience, Cancer, Stem cells, and Cell Biology.
Job Summary
BioLegend has an opening for a self-motivated individual with production experience in a fast-moving and dynamic environment to lead our Conjugation PM Shift Team!
The conjugation Team lead is in charge of supporting Conjugation team members with their daily activities and monitoring equipment and supply needs along with making recommendations to the management team.
The Group Lead position is an integral part of the success of the Conjugation Team and will be the key point of contact for team members, managers, and other cross-functional teams within the organization.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ensure team members following all company policies and procedures at all times and takes immediate corrective actions when needed
- Perform small and large scale conjugations as well as manufacture dye when needed
- Work closely with team members by providing instructions and support for their daily activities to ensure high quality and consistent production
- Schedule production orders for team members and ensure completion on or before the due date
- Work with other team leads to monitor equipment and supply needs to support production activities and make recommendations to managers as needed
- Take the lead in writing and editing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), forms, and batch records when needed
- Attend non-conforming product review meetings and lead in trouble-shooting discussions
- Monitoring the product passing rate and identifying the root causes
- Run daily QDIPs and prepare/update monthly matrix
- Ensure the team achieve a 100% score on Monthly Internal Inspection Walkthrough
- Work with QA to initiate DCRs, NCRs, and CCRs and prepare necessary documents to initiate changes
- Prompt in providing detailed information and exceptional customer service to internal and external customer
- Comply with ISO policies and procedures, and identify opportunities for improvement
- Continuously searches process improvements that support and align with our iACT strategy
- Other projects or responsibilities as may be required.
iACT Competencies
- innovate – Be better, keep improving, be more efficient, creative, and be in the forefront of development
- Aspire – Have desire, purpose, and ambition challenging ourselves to push the limits and reach new heights
- Collaborate – Foster teamwork, common goals, selflessness, communication and mutual support
- Transform – Adapt, learn, re-invent and change for future development and growth
Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or other related area, Biotech certification, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant lab experience in performing column chromatography, balance, pipette, spectrophotometer, Nanodrop, UV detector, agarose gel electrophoresis.
Preferred Qualifications – Education and Experience
- Experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing setting
- Experience with running visual management tools
- Experience with assigning work for the team members
Condition of Employment
Concerns regarding COVID-19 continue as positive cases are experienced in the communities in which we operate. Please be aware that, as a condition of employment, BioLegend requires proof of COVID vaccination for all U.S.-based employees (subject to limited exceptions) beginning January 18, 2022.
