{"id":1259719,"url":"https://alion.io/job/twist-bioscience-manufacturing-associate","title":"Manufacturing Associate","company":{"id":1814479,"name":"Twist Bioscience","domain":"twistbioscience.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/twistbioscience","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":9,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Portland, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":68000,"max_usd":187000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":2038},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2023-02-15T15:24:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-08","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T22:49:10Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1323,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":1322},"description":"We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Twist Bioscience Operations team in Wilsonville, OR. The Manufacturing Associate will produce various DNA and plasmid products, focusing on molecular and cellular biology, as well as running analytic techniques in the high-throughput/highly-automated lab according to established SOPs, along with working with sensitive equipment and following good manufacturing practices. Candidates must also be a team player, neat and highly organized, able to work in a cleanroom environment and foster safe work practices.\nPlease indicate shift preferences in your application.\nPossible Shifts:\n1A: Sunday-Tuesday, Alt Wednesday (7:00am-7:30pm)\n1B: Alt Wednesday, Thursday-Saturday (7:00am-7:30pm)\n2A: Alt Saturday, Sunday - Tuesday (7:00pm-7:30am)\n2B: Wednesday - Friday, Alt Saturday (7:00pm-7:30am)\nDays: Sunday-Wednesday (7:00am-5:30pm) \nSwing: Wednesday-Saturday (1:00pm-11:30pm) \nThe Manufacturing Associate will perform basic reagent handling, chemistry and molecular biology workflows in a highly automated, high-throughput manner and will be responsible for the manufacture and analysis of a variety of custom DNA based intermediates and products across Twist Bioscience’s proprietary process workflow to meet the Twist production forecast and timelines. The ideal candidate will be driven and will do what it takes to keep manufacturing on track in a fast paced start-up environment. The Manufacturing Associate will be responsible for the production of custom gene based products and/or various intermediates according to established SOPs and complete manufacturing batch records to contribute to the daily production schedule. \nRoles and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:\nManufacture high quality custom products in a high throughput MFG lab according to established SOPs.\nOperate laboratory equipment and liquid handling robots such as Hamilton Stars, bioanalyzers, centrifuges, sealers, thermocyclers, spectrometers, Illumina Next-Gen sequencers etc.)\nEffectively use molecular and cell biology processes and techniques, especially PCR, DNA quantitation, purification and cloning. \nMaintain thorough, accurate and detailed documentation of all work performed using existing document templates and software applications.\nUpdate and write work instructions and documentation.\nWork independently and in a safe manner.\nPay great attention to details and perform consistent work without excessive supervision.\nHelp Leads and Supervisors with troubleshooting and the handling of process deviations.\nPackage and/or organize products for shipping.\nWork according to Good Manufacturing and ISO practices. Learn, adopt and promote lean manufacturing concepts.\nComplete all the daily assigned tasks to keep the manufacturing schedule on track and report back to Lead and Supervisor.\nWhat You’ll Bring to the Team\nRelevant experience that can indicate success in a high throughput, fast paced laboratory manufacturing environment.\nAssociates or Bachelors degree in Biology, chemistry or related field is desirable.\nFamiliarity or prior experience in a manufacturing and/or a laboratory environment is highly desirable.\nGood written and verbal skills are critical.\nGood computer skills (Excel, Word, Atlassian etc) and the ability to quickly learn new software applications.\nAbility to pay great attention to details.\nWorking Conditions\nThe work will be performed in a very dynamic laboratory team environment.\nIt is a controlled laboratory environment.\nMust be able to stand for long periods of time while performing duties.\nMust be able to work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials.\nMust be able to lift up to 20 lbs.\nMust be able to work outside of regular work hours/ work a flexible shift as needed\nAbout Twist Bioscience\nTwist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.\nAt Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.\nTwist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.\n#LI-MS1","description_format":"text","description_chars":4685,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Health Care","Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Laboratory Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T20:03:00Z"}],"liveness":{"score":4,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.131,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":1322,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/twist-bioscience-manufacturing-associate","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/twist-bioscience-manufacturing-associate.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T03:00:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2426,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2574,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}