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Associate Scientist (A Shift)

Melrose Park, IL 60160

Posted: 09/30/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 614699 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

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.

Preference on previous work experience’s industry: Pharma preferred
Education background requirement: High School Diploma

Pay ranges between $25-30.70/hr based on experience 
 
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