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Senior Microbiologist
Clearwater, FL US
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Title: Sr. Microbiologist
Location: Clearwater, FL
Industry: Pharmaceutical (GMP environment)
Pay Rate: $29 and up based on experience
Shift: Day Shift M F
Employment Type: Contract to potential hire
Client Overview:
A dynamic pharmaceutical technology company that empowers its employees with responsibility and offers a supportive and highly progressive work environment. This company is a contractor development manufacturing organization environment that is fast-paced and mainly focuses on oral solid dosage
Position Overview:
The Senior Microbiologist is an integral part of the team, contributing to our success by leading all activities related to the microbiology laboratory.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee microbiology laboratory compliance to ensure all microbiological testing procedures/methods are properly performed and manage efficiency of operations and continuous improvement activities
- Provide training, mentoring, and career development to team members
- Prepare SOP s, work instructions, reports and all other documents related to microbiological testing
- Ensure testing is properly conducted and documented for all performed activities with emphasis on data integrity
- Ensure all materials (media, reagents, standard organisms, etc.) and equipment used for testing are valid, qualified or calibrated as required
- Oversee and perform as necessary microbiological testing of raw materials, finished and stability pharmaceutical drug products, environments monitoring samples from utilities and facilities, and equipment cleaning validation samples
- Responsible for media, reagents, standards, tools, and instrument/equipment procurement
- Notify management immediately of nonconforming data or unexpected occurrences and conducts deviation and laboratory investigations as required
- Complies with all regulatory/in-house requirements may include but not be limited to safety, housekeeping, laboratory waste, cGMP, documentation
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management
- Minimum of 2 year s experience preferred in an FDA-regulated pharmaceutical environment
- Experience in other highly regulated laboratory settings will be considered
- Experience in environmental monitoring and microbial testing of pharmaceutical products
- Knowledge with microbiological equipment
- Working knowledge of Health Authority expectations for microbiology laborator facilities and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work as an independent, self-motivated, detail-oriented, result -driven and highly flexible team-player in a fast-paced working environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
- MS in Microbiology preferred
- BS/BA in microbiology or life sciences required
- Equivalent experience may substitute for stated requirement
Keywords: Microbiologist, Microbio, Pharmaceutical, FDA, Microbial, Environmental Monitoring
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