# Upstream Manufacturing Associate I

Pay range: 20-28/hr *depending on experience Position Overview The Upstream Manufacturing Associate I is responsible for executing day-to-day upstream manufacturing operations in a cGMP cleanroom environment. This position supports cell culture manufacturing activities including media and buffer preparation, seed train expansion, bioreactor operations, harvest processing, equipment cleaning, and aseptic processing while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements. Key Responsibilities Upstream Manufacturing Operations * Prepare media and buffers according to approved procedures and batch records. * Perform vial thaw, shake flask culture, seed train expansion, and bioreactor support activities. * Support fed-batch and perfusion bioreactor operations. * Execute harvest and filtration activities. * Perform equipment setup, cleaning, sanitization, and routine maintenance activities. Aseptic Processing * Perform manufacturing activities within classified cleanroom environments. * Adhere to aseptic techniques and contamination control procedures. * Follow gowning and cleanroom behavior requirements. Documentation & Compliance * Complete batch records, logbooks, and associated GMP documenta

- **Id**: 3853839
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-upstream-manufacturing-associate-i>
- **Role**: Biotech
- **Role family**: Biotech
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Pennington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T08:09:15Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2579
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Bioprocessing

## Company

- **Id**: 4467183
- **Name**: Planet Pharma
- **Domain**: planet-pharma.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planet-pharma>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

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

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:02:06Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 38
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.379
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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