Metrology Specialist
About The Position
SGS is the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company, recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. The Metrology Specialist is responsible for scheduling, conducting, and maintaining calibration/qualification and preventative maintenance programs for all laboratory equipment according to established guidelines and procedures. This role involves evaluating new calibration methods, using statistics for measurement standards and process analysis, and ensuring all equipment is properly calibrated and qualified according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The specialist will also troubleshoot instrumentation issues, participate in new instrument requirement determination activities, and develop instrument qualification documents.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology or related biological science or equivalent in job experience.
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant pharmaceutical lab experience with emphasis on troubleshooting instruments/instrumental methods are a must for this position.
- Experience working in a regulated Laboratory environment or Pharmaceutical company, but also with implementation and support experience with laboratory instrumentation.
- Ability to interpret, analyze data and draw logical conclusions required.
- Ability to troubleshoot analytical problems as needed to minimize down time.
- A willingness to review new analytical records, instrumentation and procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Prior technical experience in a bio/chemistry related role.
Responsibilities
- Schedule, conduct and maintain calibration/qualification and preventative maintenance programs and execution of all laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance according to guidelines and procedures.
- Evaluate new calibration methods and procedures.
- Use statistics to analyze measurement standards and process.
- Ensure all equipment is calibrated, qualified according to SOPs
- Label equipment with the latest calibration/maintenance labels
- Troubleshoot instrumentation issues
- Participate in new instrument requirement determination activities.
- Develop instrument qualification documents including but not limited to: IQ, OQ and PQ Protocols
- Maintain calibration and preventative maintenance schedule.
- Develop and formalize calibration procedures ensuring all laboratory instruments have calibration SOPs.
- Perform calibration testing in accordance with these procedures.
- Perform preventative maintenance on analytical instruments.
- Monitor maintenance status of individual instruments and coordinate with external service technicians as required.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee wellness programs
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match (immediate vesting upon enrollment)
- Employee referral program
- Annual bonus target
- Online training courses
- Virtual and classroom development experiences
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid-time off (vacation, sick, company holidays, floating holidays, volunteer time)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
