Technician IV - Cell Culture (Sunday - Thursday, First Shift, 8:30 AM - 5 PM EST) 

Description Details

This position is in the Cell Culture Group of the Science and Technology Biologics Development and Launch (BDL) department at AbbVie Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA.  The cell culture group is responsible for the development, scale-up, and transfer of cell culture manufacturing processes for the production of biologics in pre-clinical and clinical stages to enable the development of AbbVie’s robust pipeline.  The candidate will be involved with all aspects of laboratory operations to support cell culture process development at bench scale.  Under the supervision of a scientist, the candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Often acts as a facilitator and team leader. 
• Bioreactor Support Activities:
  • Support for 100+ 3 L bioreactor systems
  • Setup, calibration, troubleshooting and breakdown/decontamination
  • Track & and perform required maintenance
  • Perform routine sampling of ongoing cultures
• Media Preparation Activities:
  • Prepare stock solutions and media preps of cell culture media
  • Filter sterilize and aliquot solutions aseptically
• General Lab Support Activities:
  • Inventory, order, receive, and stock appropriate levels of raw materials and lab consumables
  • Perform daily lab equipment calibration/verification checks– including pH meters, cell counters and biochemical analyzers
  • Perform routine lab equipment/glassware cleaning and maintenance activities
  • Data acquisition in paper and electronic systems
• Weekend Support Activities:
  • Independently execute weekend requests for sampling and feeding of ongoing cultures
  • Communicate issues to experiment owners and work to resolve issues
  • Sunday team lead