Job Details

**Warehouse and Material Associate**

Type: Full-time

Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Locus Biosciences is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented applicant to join our company as a full-time Warehouse and Material Associate. You will be in a unique position to play a critical role in supporting research, development, and manufacturing activities by overseeing the ordering, receipt, storage, retrieval, and stocking of materials and products required for the company to function. You will be responsible for warehouse duties including receive deliveries during hours of operation, the physical loading, unloading and/or sorting of packages of varying sizes and weights

At all times you will ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met during warehouse operations and work closely with the facilities team to ensure proper disposal of laboratory and manufacturing biological and chemical waste following SOPs and standard processes. This position requires the ability to efficiently organize materials within the warehouse. You will be responsible for compliance with established internal control procedures to maintain inventory accuracy and will also aid in the development of new procedures. The ideal candidate will be able to implement effective organization and thrive in a team-first environment.

* Change the future of medicine and address a serious and unmet patient need by developing a completely novel therapeutic modality using CRISPR/Cas technology

* Fasttrack your career by tackling large & meaningful projects

* Work with a team of exceptionally talented and hardworking individuals while striving to achieve a common mission

* Partner with the most highly respected pharmaceutical companies in the world

* Stock options & bonus pool eligibility

* Health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), and PTO

* Free access to fitness center

**Responsibilities will include:**

* Receive deliveries throughout the day and store in the appropriate location within the GMP, CMC or Discovery warehouse spaces

* Keep accurate stock and maintain organization of inventory following material receipt and QA release SOPs for GMP materials and internal processes for R&D materials

* Support GMP manufacturing activities by kitting the requisite supplies and consumables as described on the Bill of Materials of batch records

* Coordinate transfer of GMP materials between Locus and offsite storage at ThermoFisher PCS and help transfer non-GMP materials between on-site and off-site storage facility as required using personal vehicle (~1 mile apart)

* Document all related activities and complete forms and reports as required

* Assist in implementing inventory tracking procedures

* Work with team to plan out all warehouse resources and activities in relation to company objectives

* Place orders for supplies and materials to ensure adequate stocks are maintained

* Track materials from order to landing

* Work with customs to ensure receipt of materials as needed

* Initiate and maintain relationships with external lab supply vendors

* Ship and receive biological samples according to appropriate standards and SOPs

* Aid in the storage and disposal of flammable, poisonous, corrosive, or other hazardous/biohazardous materials generated during R&D and GMP manufacturing activities

* Maintain housekeeping of warehouse and surrounding area

* Perform other related duties as requested

**Candidate must possess:**

* Associate degree or at least two years of work experience in a warehouse and with material controls

* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be adaptable to change

* Basic understanding of or ability to quickly learn company product codes and terminology

* Motivation for measuring and improving processes and organizational layouts

* Valid state motor vehicle operators license. Personal vehicle required to transport materials between storage sites (~1 miles apart)

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

* Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel and ability to learn inventory software

* Thorough understanding of warehouse policies and procedures

* Good analytical skills and ability to make sound judgments relative to inventory

* Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

* Ability to move around the warehouse and use a rolling ladder

**Preferred qualifications:**

* Bachelors degree

* A background in Warehouse operations, including shipping, receiving, delivery, and inventory

* Experience and certification in hazardous and/or biohazardous shipping

* Certification in shipping packages containing dry ice

* Good manufacturing practice (GMP) experience

**About Locus Biosciences**

Locus Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CRISPR-enhanced precision antibacterial products (crPhage) to address critical unmet medical needs in bacterial infections and microbiome indications in oncology, immunology and neurology therapeutic areas. The Locus platform combines CRISPR-Cas3, which permanently degrades target DNA within a bacterial cell, with bacterial viruses called bacteriophages to specifically kill target pathogens while leaving non-target bacteria (i.e., the rest of the patients microbiome) unharmed. Locus completed its first human clinical trial in early 2021, with a crPhage product targeting *Escherichia coli* bacteria in the urinary tract. Locus also recently announced strategic collaborations with Johnson & Johnson, BARDA, and CARB-X to develop crPhage products targeting respiratory infections, *E. coli* urinary tract infections, and *Klebsiella pneumoniae* infections, respectively. For more information about Locus visit

**Job Type:** Full-time

**Job Location:** Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

**For immediate consideration,** please email your resume or CV to: ...@locus-bio.com

**Direct applicants only. No agencies please.**