Why Work Here?

About CTMC

CTMC is a pioneering biotech joint venture, formed by National Resilience and MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Our mission is to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside. We offer a wide range of cell therapy modalities, including CAR-T, TIL, and TCR-T. Our expert team collaborates closely with MD Anderson’s research and clinical faculty, bringing impactful cell therapies to cancer patients. 

Since inception in May 2022, our team has filed six INDs and have received approval, without delay, demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative treatments to patients with speed and precision. Our alliance with National Resilience, an ambitious biomanufacturing organization that has raised $2 billion in two years, enables us to remain at the forefront of biomanufacturing practices, leveraging advanced technology and processes to deliver exceptional results. 

Our growing, state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in the Texas Medical Center is staffed by an integrated team of industry veterans and academic scientists who are passionate about bringing life-saving cures to patients. Our unique joint venture structure, with two highly established partners, provides us with the financial stability and long-term horizon to achieve our organizational goals. 

At CTMC, we value our employees and offer a variety of development opportunities within our novel corporate structure to inspire professional growth and satisfaction. We foster a team-first culture and a balanced work-life environment to ensure our staff is energized and engaged in our mission to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside for patients who need them. If you share our passion for advancing the frontiers of medical science with innovative therapeutics and want to join a highly dedicated team committed to delivering novel cures to patients, we invite you to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills and expertise can help us achieve our mission. 

Responsibilities

• Able to understand and follow personnel flow, cleaning procedures, gowning requirements, and other protocols essential for maintaining cGMP-compliant operations within cleanroom facilities.
• Perform routine or non-routine cleaning, kitting, documentation, processing, and materials procurement for the manufacturing department.
• Maintain aseptic technique during processing to ensure quality and integrity of cellular drug products.
• Assist with training staff on proper operations and documentation in cGMP cleanroom facilities. 
• Operate standard cleanroom equipment: Incubators, BSCs, and Centrifuges. 
• Operate the following Cell Therapy equipment: CliniMacs Prodigies, G-Rexes, Incubators, Cell Stacks, Cobes, or Lovos.   
• Provide input to develop SOP’s for new and incoming equipment.
• Provide input and assistance in executing training for cleanroom personnel cGMP, best practices and awareness training related to working in a cleanroom environment. 
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement, collaborative spirit, and dedication to safe workplace practices.
• Execute master batch production records in a timely manner and maintain accurate documentation with FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Request and prepare materials for manufacturing operations while maintaining proper inventory levels in the cleanroom at all times.
• Provide support for routine maintenance activities, such as performing a daily, weekly, or monthly cleaning of the clean rooms when required.
• Ensure transparent communication with staff, teams, support functions, and site leadership team.   
• Meet and report key performance indicators in alignment with Cell Therapy Manufacturing and CTMC goals. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in scientific field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Min. 0-1 yrs experience with standard cleanroom equipment: Incubators, BSCs, and Centrifuges required, 2+ yr.’s preferred.
• Min. 0-1 yrs experience in a related manufacturing environment (cell therapy or biotech) required, 2+ yr.’s preferred.
• Previous experience with the following Cell Therapy equipment: CliniMacs Prodigies, G-Rexes, Waves/Xuris, Cell Stacks, Cobes, or Lovos preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Previous GMP Experience preferred.
• Previous experience performing accurate calculations and lab measurements preferred.
• Able to understand and follow personnel flows, cleaning procedures, gowning requirements and other procedures defining requirements necessary to ensure cGMP compliant operations of cleanroom facilities. 
• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail in documentation, adhering to SOPs, and performing tasks related to the Batch Record.
• Able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays with short advance notice.

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands

The incumbent in this position works in an office and clean room environment. The incumbent in this position will use the following equipment and shall have the following physical demands:

Equipment-

• Computer
• Printer
• Facsimile
• Telephone
• Manufacturing equipment

Physical Demands-  

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, and reaching required.
• Frequent lifting up to 10 lbs. required.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lbs. required.
• Frequent use of computer/keyboard required.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position.  This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as considered necessary.

Location: Houston, TX
Department: Project and Alliance Leadership
Reports to: Director, Project and Alliance Leadership

About CTMC

CTMC is a pioneering biotech joint venture, formed by National Resilience and MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Our mission is to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside. We offer a wide range of cell therapy modalities, including CAR-T, TIL, and TCR-T. Our expert team collaborates closely with MD Anderson’s research and clinical faculty, bringing impactful cell therapies to cancer patients. 

Since inception in May 2022, our team has filed six INDs and have received approval, without delay, demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative treatments to patients with speed and precision. Our alliance with National Resilience, an ambitious biomanufacturing organization that has raised $2 billion in two years, enables us to remain at the forefront of biomanufacturing practices, leveraging advanced technology and processes to deliver exceptional results. 

Our growing, state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in the Texas Medical Center is staffed by an integrated team of industry veterans and academic scientists who are passionate about bringing life-saving cures to patients. Our unique joint venture structure, with two highly established partners, provides us with the financial stability and long-term horizon to achieve our organizational goals. 

At CTMC, we value our employees and offer a variety of development opportunities within our novel corporate structure to inspire professional growth and satisfaction. We foster a team-first culture and a balanced work-life environment to ensure our staff is energized and engaged in our mission to accelerate cell therapies from bench to bedside for patients who need them. If you share our passion for advancing the frontiers of medical science with innovative therapeutics and want to join a highly dedicated team committed to delivering novel cures to patients, we invite you to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills and expertise can help us achieve our mission. 

Responsibilities

CTMC is looking for a highly motivated Project Coordinator with exceptional project management and communication skills to support the Project and Alliance Leadership team in Houston, TX. Project & Alliance Leadership (PAL) plays an important role in defining and delivering value to partners within the CTMC mission/portfolio. PAL serves as a centralized leadership function that aims to integrate CTMC’s deep technical and scientific expertise with operational capability to help create disruptive manufacturing solutions enabling impactful cell therapies to reach patients. This position will be assisting with the execution of cell therapy projects including cross-functional planning and execution, early phase development, CMC, and regulatory filing to enable FDA approval and patient access to life saving therapies. Prior project management experience and understanding of CMC and drug development is preferred. This role will report to the Director, Project and Alliance Leadership.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Facilitate project administration across cross functional teams:
  • Support coordination ensuring effective communication across the various functional teams, including viral vector and cell therapy process development
  • Assist with project timelines, deliverables, and resource management to ensure successful project execution.
• Administrative support of project meetings with internal and external stakeholders:
  • Provide support in scheduling, preparing agendas, distributing meeting materials, documenting meeting minutes, and tracking action items to ensure follow-through.
• Assist in coordination of development activities to assure a high-quality process and assays are ready for GMP manufacturing and product release
• Assist with oversight of the transition from process development into GMP manufacturing and the execution of supportive engineering runs
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless transition
  • Provide support to help identify and escalate challenges to minimize delays
  • Facilitate communication between stakeholders to ensure alignment on project status
• Assisting with preparation and tracking of gap analyses, support scoping of prospective work, project plans and budgets
• Supporting communications with internal and external stakeholders
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in life science, or related field required
• 3+ yr.’s. of relevant work experience, 1+ years of project coordination in cell therapy or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Previous experience with biologics manufacturing preferred
• Experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment
• Possess mindset focus on strategic thinking, data-driven decision making and effective communication
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Project, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint
• Candidates must be able to work onsite at our Houston, TX office.

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands

The incumbent in this position works in an office and clean room environment. The incumbent in this position will use the following equipment and shall have the following physical demands:

Equipment-

• Computer
• Printer
• Facsimile
• Telephone
• Manufacturing equipment

Physical Demands-  

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, and reaching required.
• Frequent lifting up to 10 lbs. required.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lbs. required.
• Frequent use of computer/keyboard required.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position.  This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as considered necessary.