Location
Saint Paul, MN | United States
Job description
Description:
The Microbiology Laboratory Technician will conduct biological, chemical and physical testing on pharmaceutical products (biologics and drugs) and medical devices in a GMP lab through all stages of manufacturing process from incoming raw materials to finished goods and may include some environmental monitoring programs.
Responsibilities: - Conduct critical biological, chemical and physical analyses such as raw materials, initial, in-process and final products, and samples collected from environmental monitoring programs at manufacturing facilities, etc.
- Use a variety of laboratory instrumentation and computer systems to collect and record data (such as LIMS system). Perform assays requiring precise analytical skills and understanding of biology and chemistry principles.
- Complete all testing, including special project / protocol testing in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with company SOPs and specifications, FDA, GLP, QSR and cGMP regulations.
- Participate in functional efforts involving teams, which impact production, increase efficiency, solve problems, generate cost savings and improve quality.
- Perform laboratory and manufacturing audits as required. Audit and update, as required, plant SOPs.
The technician in this position is usually trained in on the 6 different rotations: - AM phones (sterility reading, dye penetration tests)
- PM phones (getting production calls, endotoxin testing)
- Hood rotation (raw bioburden, water bioburden and ultrasonic bioburden testing)
- EM (environmental monitoring in the clean room, reading the results and entering in the data into the LIMS)
- Solutions (pH, conductivity, anything that's related to their solutions, autoclaving, cleaning glassware)
Skills: Aseptic Technique, Biology, Microbiology, biology, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Medical Device
Additional Skills & Qualifications: - BS/BA in Microbiology, Biology or Chemistry or like field
- Must have an understanding of aseptic techniques, or biological testing (college courses are fine).
- Micro tests knowledge to understand what we are testing for: endotoxin testing, aseptic techniques, bio-burden testing, sterility testing
- Knowledge of basic laboratory and pharmaceutical production equipment including but not limited to: autoclaves, process tanks, incubators, analytical equipment, and CIP/SIP systems.
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