# Lead, Manufacturing Operations

The Lead, Manufacturing Operations (Shift B) is responsible for serving as the subject matter expert and operational lead within GMP manufacturing operations supporting biologics production. This role provides day-to-day directional leadership, coordination, and training for manufacturing personnel involved in upstream and downstream processing activities, including cell culture expansion, bioreactor operations, harvest, purification, filtration, and bulk drug substance manufacturing. The Lead supports batch execution, training, process troubleshooting, documentation review, and operational readiness activities. Responsibilities Manufacturing Operations Individual Skills Adhere to appropriate gowning procedures required for working in ISO 5 - ISO 8 cleanrooms. Perform aseptic operations in a bio-safety cabinet. Setup, operate and maintain upstream bioprocessing equipment including single-use bioreactors up to 2000 L, large scale filtration skids, and automated filling machines and analytical instruments for cell culture such as Nova Bioprofile and Vi-Cell systems. Perform upstream production activities including thawing of cell stocks, inoculum train expansions, cell culture maint

- **Id**: 4296458
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/abzena-lead-manufacturing-operations>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T22:42:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T01:29:08Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5979
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Process Manufacturing, CRO & CDMO Services

## Company

- **Id**: 2138905
- **Name**: Abzena
- **Domain**: abzena.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/abzena>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.556
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Bioreactors** — Optional: no
- **CAPA** — Optional: no
- **Cell Culture** — Optional: no
- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T01:29:08Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T03:14:52Z

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