Job Description

Job Title:  Senior Lab Technician

Pay Rate: $25.00 - $30.00/hour

Job Duties:
• Perform environmental monitoring in controlled areas for non-viable airborne particulate, viable airborne bioburden, viable surface bioburden, settle plate bioburden and personnel monitoring.
• Maintain gowning certification and apply good aseptic technique and clean room behavior.
• Collect and process samples for water for Injection (WFI), clean steam and compressed gases according to established standard operating procedures.
• Perform bioburden, endotoxin, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), and conductivity testing for utility samples.
• Perform sub-culturing and Gram-staining of microorganisms.
• Perform growth promotion on incoming media to release for monitoring use in the facility.
• Maintain and review temperature records, lab cleaning records, and logbooks.
• Input results in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database and track microbiological results. Must be able to understand and follow company’s good documentation practices.
• Compile and submit environmental monitoring data for critical system release.
• Supports Scientist/ Lead Scientist/ Supervisor with testing and special projects. Carries out special projects independently as required and assigned by supervision.
• Aids with plant and laboratory equipment re-qualifications as directed.
• Promptly reports data discrepancies and out of limit conditions to supervision. Carries out documentation, and assist Scientist and Lead Scientist with investigation, incident reports and corrective actions as assigned.
• Assists in training new departmental personnel in standard operating procedures, training modules and checklists.
• Keeps supervisory personnel informed of all relevant events impacting the operations and performance of the department.
• Maintains compliance with company policies, training requirements, cGMP’s.
• Follow safety requirements, maintains good housekeeping of lab areas including 5S.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED, or Associate's Degree, with relevant industry experience.
• BA/BS Degree in Science with no industry experience.
• Experience working at a pharmaceutical company highly desired.
• Knowledge of GMP and GDP.
• Experience with viable air monitoring, particulate count of air, viable surface bioburden, and personnel monitoring.
• Previous experience with environmental monitoring.
• Experience in a lab and/or manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of working with SOP's.