POSITION: Materials & Supply Associate I/II 

A position is immediately available for a Materials & Supply Associate I/II to perform all inspection-related duties related to evaluation of incoming materials and monitor the quality of outgoing products or materials. This role will work closely with quality assurance, manufacturing, and quality control teams to ensure continuous production and testing of drug product in a cGMP compliant workspace. We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are capable of independent work in a collaborative environment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Receive and inspect materials per internal procedures 
• Perform time sensitive visual and measurement tests to accept or reject the incoming materials 
• Perform physical inventory management to ensure continuous production of drug products
• Ensure GMP compliance across all materials used
• Initiate deviations and complete investigations regarding non-conforming products 
• Maintain library of all completed material processing forms and documents
• Work with the electronic and paper-based inventory system to manage receipt, release, packaging, and shipment of GMP materials 
• Complete daily inventory transactions 
• Perform disposition of all expired materials and maintains applicable documentation 
• Monitor temperature conditions of refrigerators, freezers, and room temperature storage of cGMP materials, including responding to alarms (on-call), as necessary 
• Adhere to appropriate PPE when picking, packing, and shipping cold and frozen material and products 
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance in supporting internal and external materials management operations, and resolution of issues 
• Source and maintain necessary quality documents for the release of critical materials
• Source alternative materials to be used in the production and testing of drug products
• Perform data analysis, organize records, reports and databases in a timely manner
• Perform scanning and electronic filing of documents and records
• Work closely with the Manufacturing, Quality and Supply chain department staff to resolve issues regarding the raw materials, facility, products manufactured
• Work under minimal supervision to meet project goals
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree preferable and/or minimum 2 years related experience in a regulated materials management environment in a biotech or life sciences environment
• Warehouse experience related to ordering, receiving, and inspecting raw materials 
• Knowledge of inventory management systems 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Good collaborative and team-oriented skills to work well with the rest of the organization 
• Ability to think on one’s feet and change direction easily to accommodate the situation at hand 
• Able to adjust to workload in a fast-paced environment 
• Able to work independently with little or no supervision of day-to-day tasks 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint 
• Experience with Inventory Management Systems/ERP 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds to waist-height and up to 40 pounds to shoulder-height