# Upstream Manufacturing Associate II

Pay range: 25-35/hr *depending on experience Position Overview The Upstream Manufacturing Associate II independently executes upstream manufacturing operations in a cGMP cleanroom environment. This role requires technical expertise in mammalian cell culture, bioreactor operations, harvest processing, and in-process testing while serving as a mentor to junior associates and supporting process improvements. Key Responsibilities Upstream Manufacturing Operations * Independently execute media and buffer preparation activities. * Perform cell culture expansion, vial thaw, seed train operations, and production-scale bioreactor processing. * Operate and monitor fed-batch and perfusion bioreactor systems. * Execute harvest, filtration, and process transfer operations. * Troubleshoot manufacturing and equipment issues within established procedures. In-Process Monitoring * Perform routine process monitoring and data review. * Operate analytical equipment including: o Cedex Cell Analyzer o Blood Gas Analyzer (BGA) o Osmometer o pH and conductivity meters Aseptic Processing & Compliance * Perform aseptic operations in classified environments. * Maintain GMP-compliant documentation. * Particip

- **Id**: 3853686
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-upstream-manufacturing-associate-ii>
- **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**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T01:49:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2582
- **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**: 6

## Requirements

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

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:00:54Z

## 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**: 34
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.373
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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