Manufacturing Technician

Company: Civica Rx
Location: Petersburg
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

About Civica Over the past two decades, shortages of generic, injectable medications critical to the lifesaving work of hospitals in the United States have become commonplace. Approximately 200 medically necessary drugs are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's shortage list. Manufacturing challenges and predatory pricing are both the cause and result. Who suffers most? Patients. Civica is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization established in 2018 by health systems and philanthropies to reduce chronic generic drug shortages and related high prices in the United States. Led by an experienced team of health care and pharmaceutical industry leaders. Today, more than 50 health systems have joined Civica. They represent over 1,200 hospitals and over 30 percent of all U.S. hospital beds. Civica has also begun to supply the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of essential medicines. Civica is improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs by making strides to ensure patients and their needs come first and that essential generic medications are accessible and affordable. Since established, the #1 Policy for the Civica team has been "Do What Is in the Best Interest of Patients." Civica is launching a subsidiary to enter the Outpatient pharmacy market partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield with the goal of reducing drug prices, especially high-cost generic drugs where market forces are not working to control drug costs. To find out more about how Civica's innovative model is directly impacting patient care, click here to read a recent article from the New England Journal of Medicine. Intro to Civica Position Summary Advanced level Manufacturing Technician position with the responsibility to weigh and dispense active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and excipients in the preparation of compounding. Compound bulk solutions for the filling operations and operate packaging equipment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the Manufacturing Lead and/or Supervisor's direction, support manufacturing operations to meet strategic department objectives
• Prepare cleaning and sanitizing solutions and perform daily, weekly, monthly cleaning of controlled and classified manufacturing areas
• Replenish manufacturing components, materials, and supplies in all processing areas
• Transport bright stock and finished product to and from staging as required according to manufacturing schedule
• Perform equipment cleaning and preparation for sterilization. Operate sterilizer equipment to provide format parts for filling equipment
• Clean, set up, and decontaminate material transfer isolator
• Clean, set up, and operate component processing equipment
• Clean, set up, and operate terminal sterilizer equipment
• Clean, set up, and operate weighing and compounding equipment
• Weigh APIs and excipients according to batch record instructions
• Compound bulk drug product per standard operating procedures and batch record instructions
• Clean, set up, and operate packaging equipment
• Adhere to Civica procedures and policies, conform to current good manufacturing practices and good documentation practices
• Adhere to all safety regulations
• Attend and participate in daily shift meetings to communicate events and issues to the manufacturing team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manufacturing management Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
  • High school diploma or equivalent. Coursework or bachelor's degree in a Life Science discipline preferred
  • 2-3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred
  • Good reading and writing skills, and ability to perform basic to advanced mathematical calculations
  • Ability to read, understand and follow written procedures PI181529638

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