Piramal
Business: Pharma Solutions
Department: Microbiology (MQC)
Location: Lexington, KY
Job Overview The primary purpose of the role is to perform microbiological testing of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished products, while maintaining compliance of laboratory standard operating procedures.
Reporting Structure Directly reports to Supervisor Microbiology
Key Responsibilities
Develop microbiological test methods and method validations.
Perform microbiological testing of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished product for product approval and release.
Prepare protocols, final reports, and test methods related to the development and validation of microbiological methods.
Perform growth promotion of media and maintenance of bacterial cultures.
Provide support to facility to resolve nonconformance issues and identify corrective and preventative actions as related to environmental monitoring excursions
Complete environmental monitoring and laboratory related investigations and properly document results.
Maintain GMP/GLP documentation relevant to the duties and responsibilities assigned.
Maintain laboratory instrumentation required for testing and cleanliness of the laboratory per SOP guidelines.
Assist in the review of test data and report any deviations to supervisor.
Interact and coordinate activities with other departments and external vendors to support and meet the facility goals and objectives
Assist management in writing/updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Participate in projects involving the Quality Control and/or Microbiology departments
Train team members in microbiology and chemistry laboratories as required
Ensure proper handling and disposal of biohazard material in compliance with OSHA and Standard Operating Procedures
Compose and assist with quality systems documentation such as failure investigations, CAPA, calibration, changes control, etc.
Compose microbiological trending reports and protocols
Perform other related duties as required
Education Requirements
B.S. in Microbiology, Biology, Life Sciences, or related field
Work Experience
2+ years of practical laboratory experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with general documentation practices and GMP compliance with data entry forms with specific attention to details
Working knowledge and practical experience with good laboratory practices in a microbiology lab environment and competency with microbiology techniques such as Gram staining, isolation plating, media preparation and microorganism identification methods
Experience with common microbiology lab instrumentation is a requirement, especially with autoclaves, air samplers, light microscope, biohazard cabinets and water purification system.
Practical hands on experience with basic lab equipment such as pH, balances, water baths and other equipment common to microbiology methods.
Functional or Technical Skills
Must understand basic lab safety, bio-hazard and chemical waste disposal practices
Experience with general documentation practices and GMP compliance with data entry forms with specific attention to details.
Knowledge of cGMP’s and understand the pharmaceutical industry expectations
Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, Access, Outlook)
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Job Overview The primary purpose of the role is to perform microbiological testing of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished products, while maintaining compliance of laboratory standard operating procedures.
Reporting Structure Directly reports to Supervisor Microbiology
Key Responsibilities
Develop microbiological test methods and method validations.
Perform microbiological testing of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished product for product approval and release.
Prepare protocols, final reports, and test methods related to the development and validation of microbiological methods.
Perform growth promotion of media and maintenance of bacterial cultures.
Provide support to facility to resolve nonconformance issues and identify corrective and preventative actions as related to environmental monitoring excursions
Complete environmental monitoring and laboratory related investigations and properly document results.
Maintain GMP/GLP documentation relevant to the duties and responsibilities assigned.
Maintain laboratory instrumentation required for testing and cleanliness of the laboratory per SOP guidelines.
Assist in the review of test data and report any deviations to supervisor.
Interact and coordinate activities with other departments and external vendors to support and meet the facility goals and objectives
Assist management in writing/updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Participate in projects involving the Quality Control and/or Microbiology departments
Train team members in microbiology and chemistry laboratories as required
Ensure proper handling and disposal of biohazard material in compliance with OSHA and Standard Operating Procedures
Compose and assist with quality systems documentation such as failure investigations, CAPA, calibration, changes control, etc.
Compose microbiological trending reports and protocols
Perform other related duties as required
Education Requirements
B.S. in Microbiology, Biology, Life Sciences, or related field
Work Experience
2+ years of practical laboratory experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with general documentation practices and GMP compliance with data entry forms with specific attention to details
Working knowledge and practical experience with good laboratory practices in a microbiology lab environment and competency with microbiology techniques such as Gram staining, isolation plating, media preparation and microorganism identification methods
Experience with common microbiology lab instrumentation is a requirement, especially with autoclaves, air samplers, light microscope, biohazard cabinets and water purification system.
Practical hands on experience with basic lab equipment such as pH, balances, water baths and other equipment common to microbiology methods.
Functional or Technical Skills
Must understand basic lab safety, bio-hazard and chemical waste disposal practices
Experience with general documentation practices and GMP compliance with data entry forms with specific attention to details.
Knowledge of cGMP’s and understand the pharmaceutical industry expectations
Intermediate proficiency in MS Office (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, Access, Outlook)
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