Responsibilities
- Maintain a safe and high performing laboratory.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to lab operations.
- Build and maintain process development specific raw material and consumables inventory systems.
- Prepare buffers, reagents, and stock solutions used for process development activities, following established recipes.
- Maintain detailed preparation records in an electronic lab notebook (ELN).
- Assist with routine maintenance tracking and upkeep of laboratory equipment used in process development.
- Build and maintain equipment maintenance program for Agilent HPLC, Akta Avant preparative liquid handling, and capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) systems.
- Perform routine analytical tests to support understanding of RNA technology and processes; analytical assays include HPLC, CGE, and ELISA-based methods.
- Write lab maintenance protocols, SOPs, contribute to the weekly lab operations meeting, and track and analyze lab efficiency metrics.
- Collaborate with external vendors and cross-functional teams including analytical development, as well as the facilities and operations team.
Requirements
- Passion for driving efficient lab operations through excellence in laboratory equipment maintenance, raw material inventory management, and execution of routine analytical assays.
- Desire to contribute to a team focused on establishing science-based manufacturing solutions for complex nucleic acid-based products.
