Sr. Manufacturing Technician – Manufacturing Maintenance
Biogen
Summary
As a Senior Manufacturing Technician, you will play a critical role in supporting manufacturing and laboratory operations by ensuring equipment reliability and performance. This role focuses on executing preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting complex equipment issues, and partnering with engineering and validation teams to maintain a safe, compliant, and efficient GMP environment. You'll be a key contributor to maintaining operational continuity and driving continuous improvement across site systems.
Job description
Shift Details
- Schedule: Alternating schedule, Monday–Thursday one week; Tuesday–Friday the following week
- Hours: 10-hour shifts
About this role
As a Senior Manufacturing Technician, you will play a critical role in supporting manufacturing and laboratory operations by ensuring equipment reliability and performance. This role focuses on executing preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting complex equipment issues, and partnering with engineering and validation teams to maintain a safe, compliant, and efficient GMP environment. You'll be a key contributor to maintaining operational continuity and driving continuous improvement across site systems.
What you'll do
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing and laboratory equipment in alignment with site procedures
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation issues to minimize downtime
- Create and execute work orders while ensuring adherence to safety and compliance standards
- Support validation and engineering activities as needed
- Author and update SOPs, job plans, and LOTO documentation
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Facilities, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to resolve issues and improve workflows
- Identify opportunities for equipment improvements, spare parts optimization, and maintenance program enhancements
- Maintain accurate documentation within CMMS systems
Who you are
You're a hands-on, solution-oriented technician who thrives in a fast-paced GMP manufacturing environment. You bring strong troubleshooting expertise, collaborate well across teams, and take pride in maintaining high standards of safety, compliance, and equipment performance.
Required skills
- High school diploma
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment (biotech, pharma, or related industry)
- Hands-on experience with centrifuges, bioreactors, and/or CIP skids
- Experience working in a controlled cleanroom environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of industrial safety practices and system safety controls
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Experience using CMMS systems
- Flexibility to support rotating shifts, extended hours, and weekends
- Ability to climb ladders, work in tight spaces, and lift/move equipment up to 50 lbs
- Must be comfortable working in cleanroom environments with required gowning and able to stand for up to 3 hours at a time
Preferred skills
- Experience authoring SOPs and preventative maintenance procedures
- Strong understanding of GxP regulations
- Experience with validation and engineering support activities
Requirements
- High school diploma
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment (biotech, pharma, or related industry)
- Hands-on experience with centrifuges, bioreactors, and/or CIP skids
- Experience working in a controlled cleanroom environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of industrial safety practices and system safety controls
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Experience using CMMS systems
- Flexibility to support rotating shifts, extended hours, and weekends
- Ability to climb ladders, work in tight spaces, and lift/move equipment up to 50 lbs
- Must be comfortable working in cleanroom environments with required gowning and able to stand for up to 3 hours at a time
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- Fitness & Wellness Programs
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Vacation
- End-of-Year Shutdown
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Time
- Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Resource Groups
Company overview
Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading global biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. As one of the oldest independent biotechnology companies in the United States, Biogen has established itself as a pioneer in neuroscience, focusing on difficult-to-treat conditions where few or no treatment options exist. The company's portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments for multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and Friedreich's ataxia. With approximately 7,000 employees worldwide, Biogen operates through a global network that includes research and development hubs in Cambridge, Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, and South San Francisco, along with world-class manufacturing facilities in the United States and Switzerland. The company's commitment to scientific innovation is demonstrated by its Nobel Prize-winning founders and its receipt of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Biogen's patient-centric approach drives its mission to deliver transformative medicines that improve lives while creating sustainable value for shareholders and communities.