Assistant / Associate Biologist
About The Position
Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. The incumbent is responsible for performing complex laboratory analysis of plasma and plasma products in a GMP laboratory. Responsibilities include sample accessioning, sample preparation, reagent preparation, testing, result calculation, as well as quality control of assays and equipment. The incumbent will also support assay validation, method transfer, reagent and control qualification, and laboratory maintenance activities as assigned. Must be comfortable working with infectious material on a daily basis. Person must be able to work in a biological safety cabinet and comfortable working with a microscope for several hours at a time. Candidates for the position must be proficient with using micropipettes and serological pipettes while making dilutions and serial dilutions. Must be able to perform tasks by following SOP’s and oral instructions. Must have precise, legible, and organized documentation skills. Candidates must also be willing to perform their share of cleaning duties and housekeeping. This position is responsible for performing bioburden and endotoxin testing of in-process product samples and raw materials to support plasma production processes, including process and equipment activities. The Quality Control Sterility & Microbiology department must maintain adequate staffing to support all production operations 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. In addition to in-process product monitoring, this position may also assist with environmental monitoring of production and testing areas. This position is part of the budgeted staff necessary to complete this sampling and testing and to ensure that Clayton site production processes and production areas remain in a state of control. Assistant Level:Associates Degree in a life science field, medical technology, or related curriculum and a minimum of six months of applicable laboratory experience or a BS/BA degree in a life science field, medical technology, or related curriculum is required. A background in medical technology/clinical laboratory science is preferred, as is experience in a GLP/GMP laboratory. Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/ or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements. Associate Level:The Associate Biologist position is normally a progression from the Assistant Biologist position in the Quality Control Biology Labs. Therefore, the Associate Biologist position also requires knowledge equivalent to a minimum of two years of college level biology courses (one year of general biology course(s) with associated laboratory work, and one year of microbiology course(s) with associated laboratory work). While the content of the course work specified above is generally applicable to the Assistant Biology position, the associated laboratory experience is more specifically applicable to the position's work assignments. A background in medical technology/clinical laboratory science is preferred, as is experience in a GLP/GMP laboratory. Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements.
Requirements
- Must be comfortable working with infectious material on a daily basis.
- Person must be able to work in a biological safety cabinet and comfortable working with a microscope for several hours at a time.
- Candidates for the position must be proficient with using micropipettes and serological pipettes while making dilutions and serial dilutions.
- Must be able to perform tasks by following SOP’s and oral instructions.
- Must have precise, legible, and organized documentation skills.
- Candidates must also be willing to perform their share of cleaning duties and housekeeping.
- Associates Degree in a life science field, medical technology, or related curriculum and a minimum of six months of applicable laboratory experience or a BS/BA degree in a life science field, medical technology, or related curriculum is required.
- knowledge equivalent to a minimum of two years of college level biology courses (one year of general biology course(s) with associated laboratory work, and one year of microbiology course(s) with associated laboratory work)
Nice To Haves
- A background in medical technology/clinical laboratory science is preferred, as is experience in a GLP/GMP laboratory.
- Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/ or competencies may be considered in place of the stated requirements.
Responsibilities
- performing complex laboratory analysis of plasma and plasma products in a GMP laboratory
- sample accessioning
- sample preparation
- reagent preparation
- testing
- result calculation
- quality control of assays and equipment
- support assay validation
- method transfer
- reagent and control qualification
- laboratory maintenance activities as assigned
- performing bioburden and endotoxin testing of in-process product samples and raw materials to support plasma production processes, including process and equipment activities
- environmental monitoring of production and testing areas
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
