Are you searching for a change in careers? Join our team- we’d love to have you! The Ott Scientific family of companies (Ethos Biosciences, Bangs Laboratories, Polysciences) strives to develop innovative chemistries, products and services that support advancements across scientific disciplines. Together, we are dedicated to delivering the highly specialized products and services that support scientific discovery and innovations in the diagnostic, medical device, specialty chemical and consumer product markets.

Ethos Biosciences was formed as a subsidiary of Ott Scientific focused on the design, development, and manufacture of high-quality nephrology assay kits, reagents, and lateral flow devices.

What We Offer

Culture – Great people, Peer to Peer Recognition, Broader, hands-on work experience
Clean and Modern Equipment & Labs, fun company events
Competitive wages & generous year-end bonus
Comprehensive benefits
4 PPO medical plans with Telemedicine, Rx, & Vision, 2 Dental Plans
Healthcare, Dependent care, & Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with company match, Financial Health & Wellness w/ 1:1 coaching
Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness, Paid Time Off, Short & Long-term disability, 9 Paid Holidays

Who We Are

Ott Scientific

The Ott Scientific family of companies comprises Polysciences, Bangs Laboratories, and Ethos Biosciences. Together, we bring the whole of our experience with best-in-class facilities and scientific, technical, analytical, and manufacturing capabilities to serve customers around the globe. We deliver highly specialized products and services that support scientific discovery and innovations.

Ethos Biosciences

At Ethos Biosciences, we offer products and services through American Bionostica for lateral flow products, Astral Diagnostics for histology and hematology stains and reagents, Astral Rx for pharmaceutical formulations, and Exocell for research and clinical nephrology assays. Our operations and areas of expertise allows us to seamlessly deliver contract development and cGMP manufacturing services.

Current Open Positions

Customer Sales and Service Representative

Ott Scientific

Ethos Biosciences

At Ethos Biosciences, we are a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that offers private label manufacturing to many of the biggest life science and diagnostic companies around the world. Our core competencies are immunoassays (ELISA/Lateral Flow) as well as specialty and high volume diagnostic stains, buffers, and reagents. Our laboratories, manufacturing suites, and warehouse areas are purpose built to accommodate these specialty manufacturing and development operations. We occupy a newly built, state of the art, 126,000ft² stand-alone building in Logan Township, NJ. Proud to be part of Greater Philadelphia, we are 25 miles from Cherry Hill, NJ, 25 miles from Villanova, PA, and 16 miles from Wilmington, DE. Our processes are governed by an ISO 13485/FDA 820 Medical Device certified quality management system (QMS). We exist to drive healthcare innovation by providing diagnostic tools for scientists and practitioners. Everyday we design, develop, and manufacturing diagnostic products that are accurate, repeatable, and easy to use. Our vision is to provide gold standard assays for novel biomarkers and critical reagents to institutions pioneering biomedical research and practice.

Responsibilities: The customer service & sales representative is a direct liaison between Ethos Biosciences and our customers. This position is responsible for providing delightful service to our customers that is rooted in our core values of being humble, dedicated, smart, supportive, and reliable. This position has two main responsibilities, the first being taking orders and ensuring satisfactory delivery to customers. Second, liasoning between the sales function and our customers to assist the sales staff in growing the business. It is required for this position to be on-site Monday-Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm.

Manage incoming and outgoing customer communication through phone, email and our CRM system
Data entry and management of customer documentation: orders, pick tickets, invoices, etc.
Investigate customer’s problems and complaints, and coordinate responses from relevant Ethos personnel: quality, technical service, etc.
Respond to inbound sales inquiries through phone, email, website and Hubspot (CRM)
Oversee the onboarding of new customer accounts and maintain up-to-date customer contact information in ERP and CRM systems
Oversee product exchanges, returns and credit process
Obtain key customer forecasts and review backorders and future out of stock items
Conduct online research to identify new potential customers of Ethos and work with sales to develop new customer acquisition plans.
Work with Sales to “upsell” existing customers to grow business
Assist Sales with administrative changes that affect customers

Education, Training and Experience:

Happy, Optimistic, Positive, and Helpful – committed to working at Ethos Biosciences.
A strong curiosity for understanding problems and solving them
Associates or Bachelors’ degree preferred (scientific discipline preferred)
1-3 years of customer service experience with a desire to expand responsibilities to inside sales
Extremely high comfort level with ERP and CRM systems: Microsoft Great Plains and Hubspot is a plus
Excellent writing and communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

The ideal candidate has experience in managing customer communications and effectively translating customer needs to internal business partners. The role works closely with our shipping/warehouse fulfillment and sales teams to ensure we provide the highest level of service to our customers.

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Machine operator

Who We Are

Ott Scientific

Ethos Biosciences

Machine Operator is responsible for:

Operation of filling or packaging equipment in accordance with good manufacturing practices. Responsible to perform various quality checks and assist in the cleaning and change-over of equipment as well as maintaining an accurate inventory through activities such as: proper reporting of material usage, minimizing wastes, and ensuring that measuring devices are properly calibrated.

Accountabilities in this role:

Strong, logical decision-making skills
Strong attention to detail
Adaptable, willing, and interested to learn/do new things
Solid math skills and ability to perform basic calculations
Fork-lift certification/experience desired
1-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment ideal but not required
Ensuring good housekeeping of all work areas
Accurate completion all paperwork and data entry to support job tasks
Assistance with physical inventories
Staging and moving materials by both hand truck and powered industrial vehicles (fork-lift)
Complying with all company policies
Practice Safe work habits in accordance with OSHA, EPA guidelines, and EHS expectations

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED preferred
1-2 years of related experience preferred
Ability to work standing for long periods of time with frequent stooping or bending
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Ability to be detail oriented, quality focused and self-motivated
Fluent in the English language with the ability to read and write
Ability to work in coordination with other team members to accomplish goals
Ability to work in a fast-paced distribution environment while meeting established performance quotas and standards
Must be flexible to work overtime as needed
Adherence to site safety regulations including wearing required personal protective equipment such as steel toed safety shoes and safety glasses

What We Offer

Culture

Great people, Peer to Peer Recognition, Broader, hands-on work experience

Clean and Modern Equipment & Labs, Fun company events

Competitive Wages & Generous Year-end Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

3 Medical PPO Medical Plans with Telemedicine, Rx, & Vision, 2 Dental Plans

Healthcare, Dependent care, & Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with company match, Financial Health & Wellness w/1:1 Coaching,

Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness, Paid Time Off, Short & Long-term Disability, 9 Paid Holidays

Must have legal authorization to work in the US and will not require sponsorship.

Ethos is an equal opportunity employer. Drug-free workplace. Tobacco-free work site.

Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application process and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.

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maintenance mechanic

Who We Are

Ott Scientific

We require an experienced Plant Mechanic to support our growing operations and customer base. We’re hiring a Plant Mechanic that will be responsible for setup, troubleshooting, cleaning and preventative maintenance activities on equipment such as tube filler, single and multihead liquid fillers, labelers, sealers, inkjet printers, cappers, and related mixing/manufacturing equipment, etc. This role uses skilled trade expertise to maintain equipment, perform changeover activities and identify improvement opportunities to minimize equipment downtime, improve safety, quality and production efficiency.

Responsibilities:

Complete all scheduled packaging manufacturing/packaging preventative maintenance on time and ensure properly documented
Complete process paperwork using Good Documentation Practices as it relates to manufacturing activities
Demonstrate competency with setup and troubleshooting of all packaging equipment, tube fillers, packet fillers, single and multihead liquid fillers, labelers, sealers, inkjet printers, etc. Includes knowing where manuals are kept, using internet sources to research spare parts and technical assistance, and placing purchasing requisitions in the ERP system.
Demonstrate proficiency with performing safety protocols including PPE, LOTO, SWP, NFPA 70E etc.
Must be able to adhere to all safety procedures and rules without compromise. This includes working safety in Class 1, Division 1 (flammable/ignitable areas). Must comply with all grounding and bonding procedures.
Actively participate in 5S activities with Maintenance and Packaging departments including spare parts and inventory
Complete all assigned work orders properly the first time and in a timely manner. Operate with a sense of urgency.
Engage with operators, supervision, and management on a daily basis with a proactive, positive, can do attitude providing accurate and timely feedback on status of work. Communicate in written and verbal format daily to supervisor and other mechanic(s) on status of work and any follow-up that may be needed
Be able to periodically work in a Clean Room environment wearing all necessary PPE
Remain flexible and energetic to support department and organizational needs as they may change
Provide training as necessary to operators and other mechanics on basic equipment adjustments, operation, and minor maintenance such as changing label rolls, etc
This role will require the candidate to be flexible and fill in as a production associate as needed per production requirements

Education and Skills Needed:

HS diploma or the equivalent
Post High School technical degree or certification preferred
5 years of demonstrated, equipment maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
Strong mechanical abilities required.
Strong electrical troubleshooting capabilities desired

What We Offer

Culture

Great people, Peer to Peer Recognition, Broader, hands-on work experience

Clean and Modern Equipment & Labs, Fun company events

Competitive Wages & Generous Year-end Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

3 Medical PPO Medical Plans with Telemedicine, Rx, & Vision, 2 Dental Plans

Healthcare, Dependent care, & Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with company match, Financial Health & Wellness w/1:1 Coaching,

Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, & Critical Illness, Paid Time Off, Short & Long-term Disability, 9 Paid Holidays

Must have legal authorization to work in the US and will not require sponsorship.

Ethos is an equal opportunity employer. Drug-free workplace. Tobacco-free work site.

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