Associate I, Cell Therapy Manufacturing

2 months ago


Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to Manufacturing Management at Vericel, this is a great opportunity to join a high growth company with a strong balance sheet supported by a talented team of professionals who are committed to improving the lives of the patients we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for the execution of process steps to manufacture commercial cell therapy products meeting internal and regulatory requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

  • Master core responsibilities of a Manufacturing Tech, Senior.
  • Effectively report deviations and contribute to deviation investigations in TrackWise.
  • Able to train in the role of an On the Job Trainer and become a Qualified Trainer.
  • Able to make cell-culture decisions based on cell observations and guidelines in written procedures.
  • Perform transactions in ERP system.
  • In addition to being fully qualified in MACI or Epicel, cross train and qualify in at least one core competency e.g. 3T3, Media Prep, GP, TrackWise, OpCenter APS, Veeva, QT.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Understanding, observing, and adhering to the goals and policies outlined in Vericel’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
  • Being honest and treating people with respect and courtesy.
  • Constantly striving to make Vericel a great place to work, and a company respected for the quality of its people and products.
  • Serving as role models for our fellow employees and business partners by acting responsibly, fairly, and honestly in our dealings and exercising sound judgment in performing our jobs.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or higher degree (Life Sciences or related field) or equivalent with 0 - 2+ years of experience working in a cGMP environment in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
  • Biotechnology certificate with 1 – 2+ years of experience working in a cGMP environment in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry or GED or equivalent with 4 - 6+ years of cGMP experience.
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in small scale tissue culture processing.
  • Experience working within a regulated environment that is frequently audited by internal and external Agencies, such as the FDA and ISO

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • May be required to sit for long periods of time while performing cell culture operations.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work 1 weekend day per week.
  • Rotating holiday coverage.
  • Ability to gown and gain entry to manufacturing areas.

EEO Statement

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status and will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Vericel Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Vericel Corporation is VEVRAA federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans for job openings at all locations within the state.



  • Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionVericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty...


  • cambridge, United States Vericel® Corporation Full time

    Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel® Corporation Full time

    Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel® Corporation Full time

    Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to...


  • cambridge, United States Vericel® Corporation Full time

    Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionVericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionVericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty...


  • Cambridge, United States Intellia Therapeutics Full time

    Why Join Intellia?Our mission is to develop curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases.Beyond our science, we live our four core values: One, Explore, Disrupt, Deliver and feel strongly that you can achieve more at Intellia. We have a single-minded determination to...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionVericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty...


  • Cambridge, United States Vericel Corporation Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionVericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing manufacturing professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty...

  • Director CMC Lead

    1 week ago


    cambridge, United States MEDIPOST America, Inc. Full time

    MEDIPOST is Korea’s largest and most trusted umbilical cord blood bank and a commercial-stage cell therapy company. We develop novel umbilical cord-derived stem cell therapies to treat degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Osteoarthritis.Our flagship product, CARTISTEM, is the world's first allogeneic stem cell therapy for...

  • Director CMC Lead

    1 week ago


    cambridge, United States MEDIPOST America, Inc. Full time

    MEDIPOST is Korea’s largest and most trusted umbilical cord blood bank and a commercial-stage cell therapy company. We develop novel umbilical cord-derived stem cell therapies to treat degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Osteoarthritis.Our flagship product, CARTISTEM, is the world's first allogeneic stem cell therapy for...


  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Adaptimmune Full time

    Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Analytical Development Group Leader to join our Process and Analytical Development team at Adaptimmune. As a subject matter expert in analytical assays development, you will lead early-stage and late-stage analytical assays development/optimization and tech transfer of release and characterization testing for clinical...


  • Cambridge, United States Apex Systems Full time

    Job#: 2031855 Job Description: Location:  Greater Boston, MA (Onsite) Science/ Focus : Cell Therapy Job Overview: The Director of Analytical Development will lead the creation and execution of strategies for high-throughput, high-quality testing of iPSC Cell Therapy products, developing analytical methods and streamline method development and...


  • Cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...


  • cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...


  • cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...


  • Cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...


  • cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...


  • Cambridge, United States GC Therapeutics Full time

    Company OverviewGC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFomeTM was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology,...