# Upstream Manufacturing Associate III

Pay range: 30-40/hr *depending on experience Position Overview The Upstream Manufacturing Associate III (Lead) provides technical leadership and operational coordination for upstream manufacturing activities within a cGMP environment. This role is responsible for leading batch execution, troubleshooting complex process issues, coordinating cross-functional teams, supporting manufacturing readiness, and driving operational excellence initiatives. Key Responsibilities Manufacturing Leadership * Lead daily upstream manufacturing operations and provide shop-floor technical support. * Coordinate execution of production campaigns and manufacturing schedules. * Ensure manufacturing readiness for batch execution. * Serve as the primary technical resource during manufacturing operations. Upstream Processing * Lead cell culture activities including vial thaw, seed train expansion, fed-batch and perfusion bioreactor operations. * Oversee harvest and filtration operations. * Monitor critical process parameters and implement corrective actions when required. * Troubleshoot process and equipment issues to ensure uninterrupted operations. In-Process Testing * Perform and review manufacturing supp

- **Id**: 3853687
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-upstream-manufacturing-associate-iii>
- **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**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T01:49:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3268
- **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
- **CAPA** — Optional: no
- **Cell Culture** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **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**: 6
- **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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