Manufacturing Consultant

Piper Companies is seeking a Manufacturing Associate (Downstream) for an opportunity supporting a program with one of our highly renowned pharmaceutical clients in the Gaithersburg, MD area. This role leads and develops biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes in a cGMP environment.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operates bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment such as: incubators, stainless steel and disposable bioreactors, depth filtration skids, chromatography skids, single-use mixers, centrifuges, washers, autoclaves, tanks and in-process testing instruments.
• Performs steam sterilization, clean in place, manual cleaning and sanitization of equipment
• Records manufacturing activities clearly and accurately within approved current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) documents and regulatory requirements.
• Prepares for processing by ensuring equipment and materials necessary are adequate and available.
• Ensures a safe and environmentally sustainable work environment in accordance with SOPs
• Ability to utilize MS Office tools and client enterprise systems

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a science field with 0-4 years’ experience in Downstream manufacturing
  • Introductory knowledge of chromatography process operations, depth filtration, column packing, TFF (Tangential Flow Filtration) and basic analytical testing (e.g., Protein concentration, osmolarity, pH etc.)
  • Ability to work with others in a team environment

Compensation for the Manufacturing Associate includes:

·       Salary Range: approximately $25.00 - $30.00 hourly, commensurate with experience

·       Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, ADP 401k, PTO, Paid sick leave

This job is open for applications on 5/16/2025. Applications for this role will be accepted at least 30 days from the posting date.

Manufacturing, bioprocessing, upstream, downstream, allstream, biotech, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, drug, vaccine, medicine, bioreactor, autoclave, cleanroom, gmp, cgmp, gxp, gdp, fda, cell culture, filtration, chromatography, tff, purification

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