About the job

Manufacturing Biotechnologist – Commercial Manufacturing

Location: Edinburgh BioQuarter, Little France

Who are we?

We are RoslinCT, a world-leading cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organisation creating cutting-edge therapies that change people’s lives.

Collaborative, dedicated and talented people are the backbone of our culture, working both autonomously and in driven teams to make life-changing products utilising ground-breaking science.

Find out more about what we do here!

Why join us?

• The opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company which is changing lives, giving you the skills and experience to develop your career.
• A generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
• 31 days of annual leave, plus 4 public holidays which increases with tenure.
• A competitive company pension scheme to help you save for the future.
• Group Life Cover – you are automatically covered for three times your basic salary to give you and your family peace of mind.
• Private healthcare and access to mental health/wellbeing support as your health and wellbeing means a lot to us.
• Flexible benefits such as retail discounts and access to the Cycle2Work scheme.
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Your new role

• An exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Biotechnologist to join our team!
• You will work as part of a shift team (shifts will include evening and weekend work), performing hands-on manufacturing of an autologous commercially licensed, Nobel prize winning CRISPR-Cas9 gene-edited product according to Good Manufacturing Practice within a highly controlled clean room environment.
• Complete quality related documentation including manufacturing batch records, forms, and logbooks to a high level of GDP following all relevant standard operating procedures and instructions.
• Assist with change controls, deviations, and risk assessments.
• Support daily housekeeping activities, including but not limited to cleaning, stock control, and ordering materials.
• Prepare standard operating procedures and prepare batch records, work instructions, and forms.
• Participate in the qualification, calibration, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
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About you

• Experience or an educational background in stem cells, cellular therapies, or cell banking.
• You will have an awareness/understanding of a GMP cleanroom production environment.
• Excellent computer skills with experience in Microsoft packages.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write reports/record output and an excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• The Manufacturing Biotechnologist must complete an initial training programme to develop relevant practical skills satisfactorily.
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Qualifications

• You will hold a BSc in a Life Science or a related subject or equivalent relevant experience.