Material Handler - Day Shift

More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks.  With our purified, high-precision cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.   We have built a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA (7910 Metro Air Pkwy) to ensure the consistent and reliable delivery of our high-precision cell therapy products. This site is essential to advancing our clinical pipeline and supporting future commercial availability of our life-saving therapies.
The Material Handler - Day Shift ensures the efficient handling, storage and distribution of pharmaceutical materials and products for Orca’s cell therapy products, ensuring adherence to strict quality standards and regulatory requirements.  This position involves executing processes related to warehouse materials and inventory, kitting materials for production use and managing the movement, intake and shipping of drug products and samples.   Day Shift Hours Worked: • 6:00am to 6:30pm or • 6:30am to 7:00pm   Work Week Schedule: •  Sunday, Monday, Tuesday + every other Wednesday

Physical Demands & Work Conditions

• Production Associates: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment.
• Must meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for up to 3 consecutive hours at a time, minimal movement in the cleanroom, and working with or around human blood, blood-derived materials, cells, other biological materials, and alcohol-based sprays. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.
• Must be comfortable regularly participating in video-based meetings.

Physical Demands:

• Production Associate Roles: Must have visual acuity of 20/20 (corrected or uncorrected) and normal color vision to safely perform critical tasks such as visual inspection of materials, equipment, and labeling, including distinguishing color-coded components in a GMP environment.
• Must be able to meet cleanroom gowning requirements, including wearing full gowning (face coverings, gloves, hoods, goggles) for extended periods, as needed. Use of cosmetics (makeup, painted nails), jewelry, or facial piercings is not permitted in the cleanroom, and any skin conditions that cause shedding must be disclosed.

Work Conditions:

• Must be able to work at either Orca Bio Sacramento location (3400 Business Dr. or 7910 Metro Air Pkwy) based on operational needs.
• Must be comfortable regularly participating in video-based meetings.
• May be required to work scheduled overtime, weekends, or holidays based on business needs.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Receive, inspect and verify incoming materials against orders and documentation 
• Ensure materials are moved and stored in their correct locations 
• Maintain accurate inventory records, perform cycle counts, and manage material expiration 
• Prepare consumable materials kits for use in production 
• Movement and transfer of materials including drug products and samples from production 
• Maintenance of consumable gowning stock across various facility locations 
• Receipt and incoming donor cells and shipment of patient drug productions 
• Execution of cold storage practices and cryopreservation of drug products when needed 

Minimum Experience, Education, Certifications, Licenses:

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED 
• A.S. degree is preferred, but not required 
• Experience with material management systems 
• Experience in warehouse operations and material movements 
• Cell and gene therapy knowledge is beneficial 

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to gown and work in clean rooms areas 
• Demonstrates strong work ethic, curiosity to learn and contribute in a fast-paced collaborative environment  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively 
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Highly tolerant and respectful of all team members 
• A sense of humor is always appreciated 
• Strong problem-solving skills  
• Follow cleanroom protocols, e.g. no cosmetics including make-up, painted nails, jewelry or piercings, and must disclose any shedding skin condition 
• Occasional need to ascend/descend stairs within work space; job requires standing/walking 
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. 

The anticipated annual salary range (listed above) for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market. Full-time employment positions will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity and annual bonus, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits. Other perks include subsidized daily lunches and snacks at our on-site locations.   Who we are   We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.   We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.   We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.   We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.   We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.   Notice to staffing firms   Orca Bio does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries and offers are managed through our HR/Talent team, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we rarely outsource recruitment.