Job Summary
We are seeking a Biomanufacturing Technician for a contract opportunity in Ames, IA. This role supports warehouse, material handling, and laboratory production activities in a USDA-licensed biomanufacturing environment focused on veterinary biological and RNA particle vaccine products.
This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented production or lab professional who enjoys hands-on work, regulated environments, and contributing to important biological manufacturing processes. The team environment is collaborative, safety-focused, and quality-driven, with supportive leadership, structured procedures, and opportunities to build practical experience in aseptic production, inventory support, and vaccine manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform warehouse and material handling duties, including unloading trucks, moving materials, picking and putting away products, cycle counts, and staging materials for shipping and production.
- Maintain in-process inventory by delivering, organizing, and restocking supplies in production and laboratory work areas.
- Support laboratory production processes, including blending, filling, formulation, media preparation, and RNA vaccine production activities.
- Perform aseptic techniques such as pipetting, pouring media, maintaining sterile conditions, and supporting cell culture processes.
- Assist with Vero cell line maintenance, electroporation support, harvest processes, and related production tasks.
- Maintain accurate production records, training logs, and documentation while following safety, quality, PPE, and regulatory requirements.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay rate: $20 per hour.
- Job type: Contract/temporary.
- Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with Friday mornings as needed to reach 40 hours per week.
- Location: Ames, IA.
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Required Qualifications and Skills
- Support warehouse, inventory, and material handling activities for regulated biomanufacturing operations.
- Assist with aseptic laboratory production, formulation, filling, media preparation, and cell culture support.
- Maintain accurate documentation, production records, and compliance logs.
- Follow established safety, quality, PPE, and USDA-licensed facility procedures.
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required.
- Ability to work safely with materials and equipment, including pallet jacks and dry ice.
- Basic mathematical skills required.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to wear required PPE and work in aseptic environments.
- Completion of a Physical Abilities Test required.
- Strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills, and a dependable work ethic.
- Ability to work independently and contribute effectively in a team-based production environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with laboratory or manufacturing procedures.
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing, biomanufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or laboratory production environment.
- Exposure to aseptic technique, media preparation, cell culture, vaccine production, or biological manufacturing processes.
- Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to learn new production and laboratory processes.