Edward Yoder Email & Phone Number

Edward Yoder is a Biomanufacturing Technician-Upstream at Merck. He possess expertise in strategic planning, microsoft office, customer service, project management, gmp and 12 more skills.

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Project Management, and 13 others.

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  Biomanufacturing Technician-Upstream

  Merck

  2008 - Present - Elkton Va. Stonewall Plant

  Upstream processes are those in which biological materials are either obtained from an outside source or inoculated and grown in culture, under controlled conditions, to manufacture certain types of products. Downstream processes are those in which the products are harvested, tested, purified and packaged.Common tasksMany forms of biomanufacturing require technicians to carefully control the environment in which cells are grown or biological processes take place. If the final product will be used as a drug, biomanufacturing technicians will need to work together in environments where current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) are strictly followed.Technicians who carry out the complex steps in both upstream and downstream processes must communicate with each other and work together. They have to monitor equipment and pay attention to details.Full scale biomanufacturing requires technicians to work with other departments in a company, these departments may include - Process Development, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Quality, and Engineering Services - to define, design, develop and execute critical biomanufacturing processes , control parameters, and adhere to performance standards.In pharmaceutical biomanufacturing, tasks are carried out in sterile or clean-room environments. In these environments, cells are grown in large stainless-steel bioreactors. The equipment for monitoring cell growth and purifying products is linked together by pipes and connected to electronic computerized controls.