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Associate Specialist (First shift, 6am-3pm)Do you have a passion for science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you!At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. Working here also means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD:Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most groundbreaking technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and multi-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria, and copy center. This is where you'll find newly designed, activity-based workspaces to suit many different working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.Summary of the Role:As an Associate Specialist in the clinical production team within Biopharmaceutical Development, you'll build broad knowledge of bioprocessing in a cGMP environment to launch your career in the biopharmaceutical industry. In this role, you will take an adaptable, science driven approach to everything you do. You will become an integral part of process development, accelerating product candidates into the clinic, and gaining knowledge and experience in cell culture, purification and critical support activities. Under the supervision of highly trained personnel, you will gain the process knowledge and skills to perform large scale clinical development activities through hands-on training. You will join a collaborative and driven team in a world class biopharmaceutical company that is driving radical innovation in the industry.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 AstraZeneca standards* Ability to use MS Office tools and AstraZeneca enterprise systemsEducation & Experience Requirements:Bachelor's degree and 0+ years of relevant experience is requiredRequired Skills:* Dynamic individual with the ability to communicate and engage others.* Demonstrate a high level of drive and initiative.* Familiarity with area specific production equipment such as parts washers, autoclaves, fixed and portable stainless-steel tanks, etc.* Familiarity with basic chemistry concepts.* Introductory knowledge of raw material weigh-out and media/buffer preparation.* Ability to work with others in a team environmentWhy AstraZeneca?At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential.Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering groundbreaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.Are you ready to make a profound impact with research that makes a clear and tangible difference? Apply now and join us in our mission to improve the lives of patients across the globe!Date Posted02-May-2024Closing DateOur mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.