Production Technician III

About the role

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Production Technician III supports manufacturing of synthetic oligonucleotides under a cGMP environment for use in Cepheid in-vitro diagnostic products. The Production Technician will use scientific knowledge and understanding to execute and document standard operating procedures to ensure successful manufacturing and on time delivery of Oligonucleotides. They will contribute to the successful transfer of new products from development to manufacturing ensuring robust manufacturing processes at commercialization and support processes to ensure performance within expected parameters.

This position is part of the Oligonucleotide Manufacturing Team and will be located onsite in the Bothell, Washington facility.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to

• Learn multiple process areas within the oligo manufacturing lab and participate in process areas as needed to support manufacturing demand. Lead and/or participate in training activities.
• Analyze and process production materials using a variety of bench techniques and lab instrumentation (Oligo synthesizer, incubators, analytical HPLC, preparative HPLC, analytic balance, UV Spectrophotometer, etc.).
• Perform and document process steps according to defined protocols. Operate equipment associated with oligonucleotide production (Oligo synthesizers, HPLCs, UPLC, LCMS, Automated Liquid Handlers, Rotary Evaporators, etc.)

The essential requirements of the job include

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or a related life science field with 0-5 + years of industry experience
• Ability to think logically, prioritize tasks, be organized, be self-motivated, and work effectively in a team environment
• Lead and/or participate in identifying production efficiencies, process development, process improvement, troubleshooting, investigation, and failure prevention activities. Participate in validation activities for process improvements and new products. Update SOPs as needed.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in

• Knowledge of solid phase oligonucleotide synthesis and GMP requirements and regulations
• Manual pipetting and/or liquid formulation
• Use of, troubleshooting, maintenance of HPLC, LCMS, automated liquid handling instrumentation, or other lab equipment

Additional information

Cepheid, a Danaher company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

Pay and benefits

The salary range for this role is $68,500-90,750. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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