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Knoa Pharma is a public health-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to addressing the opioid crisis. Our focus is on expanding access to lifesaving overdose reversal medicines and affordable treatments for opioid use disorder. Owned by a not-for-profit foundation, everything we do is centered on improving public health, saving lives, supporting recovery, and bringing forward medicines that make a meaningful difference.

Knoa Pharma has a robust generics and branded portfolio of medicines in development to address unmet medical needs, and it supports public health initiatives to address the opioid crisis. Its public health-minded purpose enables the company to expand access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medicines and affordable treatments for opioid use disorder - at no profit.

Job Summary

The Pharmaceutical Technician will work alongside other team members to safely clean, set-up, and operate production equipment in the manufacturing area while adhering to applicable cGMPs, SOPs, FDA, and DEA guidelines.

Primary Responsibilities

• Follow Master Batch Records for the manufacturing of controlled, oral solid dose (OSD) and other dosage forms when required.
• Prepare raw materials, blends, and bulk accountability throughout manufacturing processes.
• Performs weight checks for incoming and dispensed materials ensuring compliance with established procedures. Operates scales including set-up, verification, leveling and challenging.
• Identify, report, and resolve quality issues.
• Safely and in compliance with batch records and SOPs, set up, operate, and clean manufacturing and/or packaging equipment (oral solid dose manufacturing may include rotor sieves, granulators, blenders, coaters, encapsulators, compression machines, etc.).
• Perform in-process testing and inspections as required by Master Batch Record (weighing, tablet thickness, tablet hardness, friability, visual inspection, etc.).
• Clean and sanitize manufacturing areas including walls, floors, and ceilings per SOPs.
• Report accidents and unsafe conditions or unusual circumstances to supervisor.
• Complete accurate and timely documentation. Follow good documentation practices in accordance with GMP.
• Process labeling and components correctly; transferring, counting, FIFO, returns, etc. during packaging processes.
• Actively participate in Production team and Site communication meetings.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance; work overtime as required.
• Support GMP investigations and events.
• Identify and report potential GMP impacting situations.
• Contribute to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) writing in your technical area.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Up to three years pharmaceutical industry experience preferred or an equivalent combination of education, demonstrated mechanical skill, and experience in a similar industry.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General ability to perform basic to complex mathematical computations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Understanding of the Metric System of Measurement.
• Preferred experience in oral solid dose (OSD) pharmaceuticals with Granulation and Blending formulations.

Supervisor Responsibilities (if applicable)

The Pharmaceutical Technician has no direct reports.

Additional Information/General/Organizational

• Quality/Compliance: Achieve a standard of excellence with work processes and outcomes while maintaining compliance with policies and all regulatory requirements.
• Communication: Clear, accurate, effective, and timely written and verbal communication. Strong attention to detail and ability to write and record data legibly and accurately in accordance with cGMP regulations.
• Teamwork/Collaboration: Work effectively with others to achieve goals, build strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Critical thinking/problem solving general ability to collect, organize and analyze data. Ability to recognize, analyze and solve a variety of problems.
• Initiative: Ability to take ownership of work, doing what is needed without being asked and appropriate follow-through.
• Adaptability: Being receptive to feedback, willingness to learn, and open to continuous improvement.
• Operational Excellence: Embrace and support Operational Excellence Culture and Initiatives.
• Accountability: Demonstrate ambition and discipline to achieve organizational and career goals
• Availability: To work site schedule of 10.5 hours a day, Monday-Thursday and overtime as needed.

Physical and Environmental

• Occasionally move/traverse, ascend/descend step ladders, stairs, and/or platforms.
• Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment including PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator).
• Occasionally, transport materials using manual and power assisted vehicles including manually pushing and pulling drums, totes, boxes, and pallets.
• Lift and maneuver empty drums weighing up to 40 pounds up to five times per day; push and maneuver drums containing product weighing up to 275 pounds up to five times per day.
• Perform cleaning and assembly/disassembly on production equipment which may require pulling, pushing, or twisting to remove equipment shields, parts, and panels. Equipment and parts may weigh up to 50 pounds.

Additional Information
Relocation is not offered for this position.

The Company does not sponsor or facilitate any U.S. work or training authorization for this position. All applicants must have unrestricted and independent authorization to work or participate in an internship or training program at the Company.

Minimum required education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities are included in the posting. The position will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the company may revise the job description at any time.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to: actual or perceived race, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, color, age, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status and military service, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinance.

For more information about your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:

• EEOC Know Your Rights
• USERRA Rights
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• E-Verify (English and Spanish)
• Right to Work (English and Spanish)

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The Company does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for any fees, commission, or any type of payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written agreement between the Company and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.

Under certain state law, we may be required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for the jobs covered by this description. Actual salary determinations will take into account factors such as work location, prior education or training and experience, job related knowledge, and demonstrated skills aligned with the Company's internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks. Resumes may be considered in the order they are received.