Job Title : Quality Control Environmental Monitoring Associate I
Job Description
The Quality Control Environmental Monitoring Associate I is responsible for performing sampling and testing in support of manufacturing and validation activities, under the direction of a supervisor or higher.
This role involves working in a team environment with various laboratory staff.
- Collects environmental monitoring samples, including particulate, viable surface and air samples, and utilities samples (water, steam, compressed gas,
- Conducts microbiological assays and tests, including bio-burden, non-viable particulates, water vapor, and hydrocarbons.
- Reads plates and interprets results of microbiological assays.
- Accurately completes laboratory data forms, log books, batch records, and other required documentation according to and in compliance with cGMPs, CFRs, and SOPs.
- Effectively interacts with other staff members, supervisors, and internal customers.
- Maintains the priority of delivering data on schedule.
- Follows all general and laboratory SOPs.
- Reports results of ongoing tests to management.
- Communicates with colleagues regarding daily lab activities.
- Performs laboratory maintenance, monitoring, and cleaning (., maintains lab supply inventories, keeps equipment maintained, and keeps records of maintenance and monitoring activities).
Hard Skills
- Environmental monitoring sample collection
- Microbiological assays and tests
- Plate reading and result interpretation
- cGMP, CFR, and SOP compliance
- Laboratory maintenance and monitoring
Soft Skills
- Effective interaction with staff
- Timely data delivery
- Clear communication
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
Job Type
This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 4 Month(s).
Work Site
This is a fully on-site position in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Work Environment
A Day in The Life : Typically, you are either supporting an operation or doing routine sampling. Routine sampling can be performed usually at any point during the day while supporting an operation will have set start and end times when the technician would have to be available.
The position is 50% on your feet sampling, 25% lab work, and 25% desk work. The overall schedule tends to change on a day-to-day basis, this is based off of manufacturing some of their runs are based on donor material that they don’t always have, some of the runs change based on cell counts, and some of the runs get moved around due to materials.