CCFS Media Prep Technician

PerkinElmer•Gaithersburg, MD

1d•$50,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services. We are looking for a highly motivated Media Prep Technician to provide critical, on-site, chemical and biological support as part of a dynamic PerkinElmer lab service team. The role is mainly responsible for media preparations as requested by our pharmaceutical customer. Other general lab responsibilities will also be required, all of which require high level of attention to detail in order to provide a quality service. This is a full-time position onsite in Gaithersburg, MD.

Requirements

Demonstrated technical skills utilizing balances, pH meters, liquid-transfer devices
Sufficient math skills to calculate Mass/Molarity, concentrations, and dilutions
Attention to detail and understanding of the basic laboratory environment
Excellent organizational skills; ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently
Ability to follow oral and written directions
Proficient with MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Bachelor Degree in a chemistry, biology, or other relevant discipline with 0-1 year of experience in a laboratory environment OR Associate Degree in a chemistry, biology, or other relevant discipline with 2+ years’ experience in a laboratory environment OR High School Degree or equivalent with 5+ years of experience in a laboratory environment

Nice To Haves

Media Prep experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory environment
Deep understanding of the basic chemistry of buffer preparation including titrations and reactions

Responsibilities

Work with Cell Culture and Fermentation Suite scientists to prepare cell culture media, feed, stocks, buffers and reagents
Primary duties will include preparing many types of biological cell culture basal media, nutrient feed and stock solutions for NS0, CHO and hybridoma cells
Solutions will be tested for osmolarity, pH, and turbidity
Using aseptic technique and a biological safety cabinet, filter or pump solution into sterile containers as requested by scientists and store all solutions properly
Lab instrument maintenance for Nova, Cedex, BGA, pH meter and osmometer as schedule permits
Monitor stock solution inventory and prepare as needed
Label all solutions according to CCFS guidelines
Work with scientists to prepare custom solutions and make modifications as needed to standard media and feed formulations
Update the Solution Preparation Console daily to reflect all lot numbers, catalog numbers, and formulation modifications as well as storage conditions
Calibrate laboratory equipment as required
Clean and sterilize BSC according to schedule
Monitor inventory in cold room and feed cabinet, discarding expired solutions and maintaining stock of general use solutions
Maintain inventory of all chemicals in the cold room and media prep laboratory
Receive chemicals, barcode, and log into the Chemical Inventory Console
Retire chemicals from the inventory console as needed
Provide support with the design of small bioreactor performance of experiments on media stability
Assist in the preparation of laboratory SOPs
Maintain work environment to guarantee the success of aseptic operations
Record and keep accurate material inventory and update database
Keep laboratory notebooks up to date
Communicate effectively with internal customers
Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment
May require support of on-call service for specific research units in the lab areas. Hours are between 5:00pm-7:30am Monday thru Sunday. Tasks include but are not limited to transfer of contents from failing fridges and incubators to designated back up units, photograph original items, properly document failure, provide a work order of failing unit to facilities team and inform respective end-users about the transfer via email based on the SOP instructions