Lab Operations Specialist - NIH
Global Solutions Network Inc.
Location
Gaithersburg, MD | United States
Job description
Global Solutions Network (GSN), a federal government contracting firm, presents this full time, long-term position supporting GSN's customer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
If interested, please provide an up-to-date resume. Responsibilities: - Prepare Vaccine Production Program (VPP) biological buffers and bulk drug candidate products for laboratory inventory in support of development and production of government vaccine and biotherapeutic investigational products, including, but not limited to:
- Maintain communication with the VPP process groups to ensure the process groups have the buffers which are needed for processing ahead of time.
- Obtain purified bulk vaccine candidates/biotherapeutics or bioreagents from the VPP downstream group.
- Verify all label information on the bulk from downstream is correct.
- With guidance, determine the aliquoting plan for each lot of bulk received per direction of the scientific operations manager for VPP.
- Generate the correct number of labels per container size for each lot.
- Perform the aseptic aliquoting for each lot of bulk in a biological safety cabinet
- Determine the storage location for each aliquoted lot (-80C, -30C, or 4C) as specified by either the scientific operations manager or the project manager for the VPP.
- Prepare products for shipment to outside collaborators, following all NIH/IATA/DOT regulations.
- Develop, implement, and follow departmental policies related to primary duties and other aspects of VPP Scientific Operations as needed.
- Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
- Perform property checks, maintenance of service contracts on lab equipment, monitor commercially available goods, biological/chemical waste removal, equipment moving, package delivery and various inventory levels.
- Serve as a backup emergency responder for all VPP REES (alarm system) monitored equipment.
- Operate dolly/ pallet jack in loading and unloading supplies and equipment.
- Maintain consumable inventory stock for VPP processes.
Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field is required.
- Experience in Microsoft Office is required.
- Familiarity with general scientific/biotechnology laboratory supply requirements.
- Strong analytical capabilities to prepare inventory analyses.
- Strong communication skills to communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
- Must have the ability to work as a team member.
- Prior experience working in a biological safety cabinet and a laminar flow hood is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience/training in sterile technique for handling biological products is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with product candidate inventory management systems is preferred.
- Current up to date training in USDOT and IATA training for biological shipping is preferred.
- Current training in RCRA, DOT and Hazcom (GHS) is preferred.
Global Solutions Network, Inc. (GSN) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the GSN to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected US veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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