Materials Associate - Vericel® Corporation : Job Details

This role will be based in our Cambridge, MA location until our new state of the art facility located in Burlington, MA is ready. Vericel Corporation, a leader in advanced therapies for the sports medicine and severe burn care markets, has an exciting opportunity for a top performing Materials professional looking to join and contribute to a commercial stage company with an established portfolio of unique advanced cell therapies and specialty biologics. Reporting directly to Senior Manager, Materials at Vericel, this is a great opportunity to join a high growth company with a strong balance sheet supported by a talented team of professionals who are committed to improving the lives of the patients we serve. POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for Shipping and Receiving activities that include Storage and transport of materials from Suppliers, Vendors and Third Party warehouse to production areas. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs Manufacturing Support activities in accordance with established SOPs, cGMPs, and safety regulations.
• Receives and distributes all Quality Controlled inspected and non-Quality Control inventoried material and general goods received at the Vericel site.
• Loads and unloads delivery vehicles and assembles stock onto pallets, warehouse trucks, racks, bins, shelves, refrigerators and freezers.
• Opens cartons, bundles, and other containers and be able to convey stock onto pallets, warehouse trucks, racks, bins, shelves refrigerators and freezers.
• Stores, transfers and distributes material in accordance with specific material requirements.
• Maintains LN2 and CO2 systems including weekly manual fills of Liquid Nitrogen Cryovials Storage Dewars.
• Assists with data entry of In-Transit requests for material from Third Party off-site storage location.
• Maintains inventory control in ERP system by performing system transactions at time of material receipt, storage and distribution.
• Performs routine inventory cycle counts.
• Participates in scheduled annual physical inventory activities.
• Assists with Surgeon Training Kits order requests including preparation and sanitization of reusable material.
• Prepares Vericel Biopsy Kit assemblies.
• Performs Biopsy Accessioning activities (Receipt and Inspection) processes.
• Assists with preparation of inventory sales order fulfillment and end of day closing activities.
• Works with Materials Management and Accounting as needed to investigate and resolve receiving issues and coordination of material returns.
• Maintenance of material staging areas.
• Interacts with various groups (QA, R&D, QC, Materials Management, Sales and Marketing, Facilities & Engineering, Finance, Third Party Logistics, and Customer Care) on material requests and shipping and receiving activates.
• Performs additional activities as required to support manufacturing operation demands.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• GED, High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 1 years of experience working in a cGMP environment in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Ability to comply with regulatory compliance within Vericel.
• Experience in high volume and fast-paced materials and manufacturing support environment.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Experience operating motorized and non-motorized material handling equipment.
• Organizational planning skills and the ability to collaborate with others in a team environment.
• Experience with MS Office.
• Strong knowledge of ERP (Great Plains) inventory system.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• May be required to work in classified and controlled areas such as clean room environment wearing special garments. Additionally, personal protective equipment must be worn due to safety requirements.
• May be required to stand for long periods of time while performing physical duties.
• May be required to lift, push or pull up to 40 lbs.
• Must operate motorized and non-motorized material handling equipment.
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays and work overtime as required to meet production demands.

EEO Statement All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status and will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Vericel Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Vericel Corporation is VEVRAA federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans for job openings at all locations within the state.