We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Twist Bioscience Operations Team in Wilsonville, near Portland, Oregon. The ideal candidate will be driven and will do what it takes to keep synthetic biology manufacturing on track in a fast-paced start-up environment.
The Product Line Specialist is a technical expert who will work closely with other laboratory staff, supervisors and managers to ensure the daily success of Twist's Synthetic Biology production schedule for generating and characterizing antibodies. The ideal candidate will work independently, be very neat and organized, have excellent biochemistry skills, contribute to process improvement and documentation, and communicate effectively with peers / management. Knowledge of good laboratory practices (GLPs) is important. The candidate must be comfortable working in a LEAN manufacturing/ controlled laboratory environment.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting day-to-day lab operations and troubleshooting for commonly used equipment and protocols.
- Coordinating production planning and observing shipment planning.
- Designing and performing biophysical characterization experiments, collecting data and analyzing results.
- Troubleshooting production incidents and triaging JIRA tickets.
- Identifying and implementing continuous process improvement.
- Creating training processes and maintaining training records.
- Providing excellent customer service and product support to the field sales team.
- Working collaboratively with diverse teams under aggressive timelines.
What You'll Bring to the Team
- Preferable a Bachelors of Science biology, chemistry or biochemistry, or relevant industry experience
- 2+ years lab experience preferably in MFG environment
- Background working with proteins, preferably antibodies
- Experience with some of the following biophysical assays: aSEC, DLS, DSF, HIC, nonspecific/polyspecificity binding, SPR/BLI for binding kinetic measurements, protein titer measurements, ac-sins, ELISA
- Proven experience using laboratory liquid handling automation
- Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and organizational skills.
- Sharp data interpretation capability
Physical Activities
- Working in controlled laboratory environment
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time while performing duties.
- Must be able to work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs.
- Must be able to work outside of regular work hours/ work a flexible shift as needed
