Position Details
R D Laboratory Technician Apply
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This client is a German multinational Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, headquartered in Leverkusen, and areas of business include pharmaceuticals; consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.
Job Title: R&D Laboratory Technician
Location: Indianola, PA, 15051
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:
Radiology Device R&D, Systems Engineering:
- The Systems Engineering team focuses on the creation of requirements, risk management, reliability, and verification/validation.
Position Summary
- The Laboratory Technician supports and performs all routine testing needed in the R&D Microbiology and Particulate laboratory.
- The Laboratory Technician prepares samples and supplies for testing, supports disinfection, cleaning, microbial ingress, sub-visible particulate testing, and manages the preventive maintenance, calibration, and validation initiatives for all laboratory equipment.
- The incumbent works under general direction and uses judgment to make the correct decisions.
Position Duties and Responsibilities
- Work is performed under general direction from the Laboratory Manager and/or Scientists & Engineers
Sample preparation for:
- Microbiological Testing
- Sub-visible Particulate Testing
- Supports disinfection and cleaning validation studies with BSL2 microorganisms
- Supports microbial ingress testing with BSL2 microorganisms
- Supports sub-visible, injected particulate testing
- Performs microbiological and particulate sample processing via vacuum filtration
- Daily duties include:
- Equipment Monitoring
- Environmental Monitoring
- Water Purification System Maintenance
- Material / Glassware Preparation
- Paperwork Review
- Scanning and archiving of laboratory records
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements/Preferences:
- Education Minimum Requirement Associates Degree
- Education Preferred - Bachelors Degree
Skills & Competency Requirements
- Associate's Degree in science or engineering discipline or 2-year trade/military school and 5 years of microbiology/chemistry laboratory experience
- Demonstrates the ability to work under minimal direction
- Demonstrates ability to comply with established procedures.
- Working knowledge and proven skills of PC computer system including Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Clear high performance orientation; committed to completion of agreed upon objectives and takes pride in work;
Preferences
- Bachelor's in science or engineering discipline and 1-2 years of microbiology/chemistry laboratory experience
- Experience/knowledge of microbiological and particulate test method development and validation
- Experience/knowledge of purified water systems (design and operation)
- Experience/knowledge of "wet-lab" skills (pipetting, sample handling, liquid waste collection and disposal, etc.)
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
