Lab Technician I

$21 - $22 per hour

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Job Title: Lab Technician I
Job Location: Melrose Park, IL
Job Duration: 4 Months+ Possible Extension
Shift: Work shift : 5:45 AM - 6:15 PM. Overtime will be dependent on need of business.
Pay: $21-22/hr

Job Description:

A Scientist I in Quality Control Microbiology is responsible for an intermediate level of expertise of microbiological test methods, and instrumentation.
A Scientist I participate in the mentoring and training of less experienced analysts in the group.
The QC Microbiology department contains five main functional groups. The principal activities vary slightly between the groups.
Principal activities performed by the incumbent

All Scientist I groups are responsible for the following:

All employees are responsible for ensuring the compliance to company documents, programs and activities related to the Health, Safety, Environment, Energy, and Quality Management Systems, as per your roles and responsibilities.
Understands department priorities and importance of planning ahead,
Performs peer review of data for accuracy, completeness and conformance to specifications.
Keeps supervisory personnel informed of all relevant events impacting the operations and performance of the department including discrepancies and out of limit conditions.
Be able to articulate work related issues clearly and effectively to management and peers.
Maintains knowledge of cGMPs and GLPs. Maintains knowledge of current compendia! methods.
Teach or coordinate teaching of training modules and laboratory techniques to new analysts.
Assists in authoring basic investigative studies (00S, 00T, 00L, invalid tests) and other necessary documents for the Quality Control Microbiology department (Not applicable for ID Lab; except invalid runs).
Supports senior personnel in various projects including investigations, special testing and project work. Investigates deviations from SOP requirements as directed by supervision for potential impact to product and materials and derives root cause of the incident.
Updates SOPs or Methods of Analysis for microbiology test procedures to remain current.
Ensures safety related polices are adhered and makes recommendations to enhance or improve safety policies.
Responsible for all aspects of maintenance of equipment and calibrations not performed by metrology or maintenance departments.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains current training compliance through client lift.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the compliance to company documents, programs and activities related to the Health, Safety, Environment, Energy, and Quality Management Systems, as per your roles and responsibilities.

Environmental Monitoring

Schedules, initiates, coordinates, performs routine and non-routine environmental monitoring according to established procedures. Must be organized to coordinate activities of multiple filling rooms and associated personnel and do independently.
Assess environmental conditions using various methods to sample environment, water systems, compressed gas, and personnel in production areas and microbiology laboratory. Recognize out of limit results and initiate OOL investigations.
Must successfully execute requirements to achieve ISO Class 5 gowning certification.
Processes paperwork, LIMS input and approvals for release by QA Critical Systems.
Solid working knowledge of client track and recording OOL events and change controls. Assists with investigation of environmental OOL excursions.
Coordinate responses and actions associated with environmental issues.
Maintain good housekeeping of laboratory areas, environmental chambers and maintain inventory of test media, reagents as assigned.
Completes activities required for microbial identification including sub-culture, Gram staining, proper culture maintenance and processing for outside laboratory identification.
Assists in training manufacturing personnel in required aseptic techniques, and gowning techniques as assigned by supervisor.
Responsible for coordinating the timely completion of routine testing.
Processes and completes data collection for all critical systems release.
Process data and recognize issues and be instrumental in escalating associated results with unexpected results or trending.

Finished Products Testing

Schedules, initiates, coordinates, performs routine testing of in-process, finished product, raw material, and components. Scientist I may know most but not all procedures used.
Conduct environmental monitoring during bioburden testing and sterility testing (SKAN isolators).
Assists with activities required for microbial identification including sub-culture, Gram staining, proper culture maintenance and processing for outside laboratory identification.
Maintains testing equipment and coordinates requalification, preventative maintenance and calibration as needed.
Processes paperwork, LIMS input and approvals for release by QA.
Provides data for annual product reviews, investigational requests and validation studies.

Validations

Validates Microbiological test methods for all new products, including APIs, In-process and Finished Products.
Performs studies as assigned to support incoming new products into the company, justification methods for new stoppers and vials, PFBB validation, raw material bioburden/Bacterial Endotoxin method validations and finished products.
Responsible for routine testing of in-process and finished product samples on exhibit/process validation batches.
Reviews and approves testing results of procedures performed in the department. Revises standard operating procedures (SOP).
Executes study protocols to validate production and laboratory methods.
Provides support for plant and Lab equipment requalification studies.
Supports Tech Transfer's process validation protocols.
Performs microbiological testing for product process validation studies.
Bacterial Filter Retention (BFR) Laboratory
Authors and executes BFR study protocols per established procedures to validate sterilizing grade filters used in manufacturing aseptic fill process.
Responsible for performing routine testing of validation activities includes viability, spike-flush and filter compatibility studies.
Prepares microbial suspensions, media and reagents as needed.
Monitors environmental conditions in the laboratory.
Reviews and approves testing results of peer work.
Assists with laboratory qualification and requalification studies as needed.
Reviews and can update standard operating procedures related to BFR using Documentum.
Assists investigation of nonconforming test results for validation impact, root cause and strives to derive proper root causes and applicable CAPA's.
Maintains laboratory equipment and coordinates preventive maintenance, calibration and requalification.
Microbial ID Laboratory (MALDI/ Accugenix)
Responsible to complete all microbial identification activities for in-house isolates identification system using
Accugenix MALDI Microbial Identification system, including sub-culture, Gram staining, proper culture
maintenance and routine identification of Microbial Isolates. Maintains accurate records of all work completed. a Promptly reports data discrepancies and equipment issues to supervisor/ Manager.
Responsible for training new departmental personnel in standard operating procedures as well as Training Modules for the MALDI ID System.
Collaborates to perform troubleshooting of the MALDI ID system by applying problem solving skills and sourcing
out literature or vendor's if necessary. Also, support all scheduled Vendor's PM/Calibration activities as needed.
Responsible to maintain inventory of reagent/ materials needed to execute microbial identifications and maintains accurate records of Microbial IDs performed in-house.
9 Responsible to follow up to send unidentified microbial IDs for further testing at Accugenix

Requirements:

Bachelor of Science degree in a biological science with 1-3 years progressive laboratory experience.
For positions in the Maldi ID Laboratory, previous experience on microbial identification using this system is desirable.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
Planning and organizational skills necessary for primary responsibilities.
Must successfully execute requirements to achieve ISO 5 environment gown certification as required by supervision (Environmental Monitoring Group)

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