Final QC Microbiology Lab Tech
Location: Hazelwood, MO, United States
Position Type: Unfixed Term
Job Function: Quality
A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.
In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.
Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.
Description
Position Summary:
Using good aseptic lab practices, is responsible for supporting performance testing and physical inspections of finished good lots as well as internal use only lots through set up of VITEK2 cards, to completion. This position performs environmental testing and ensures proper documentation according to cGMP’s and current procedures, to completion. Performs all duties using safety conscious practices. Technician will uphold the lab attendance policy.
Primary Duties:
- Performance testing to completion and complies our lab procedure and schedule.
- Perform physical inspections of finished goods, to completion, per procedure and schedule.
- Retrieve cages from Card Production cooler, for lot sampling. Record the lots into Vitek 2 Code Book and store them in an organized manner, by lot, in the QC cooler.
- Manage Reserve Samples
- Perform applicable lab cleaning and maintenance.
- Inventory management
- Support Final QC and other projects as requested by management
- Environmental Monitoring
- Bachelor's degree with 2 years or experience in a laboratory or medical facility required.
- Associate's degree with 4 years related experience in a laboratory or medical facility also accepted
- High School Diploma with 8 years related experience in a laboratory or medical facility also accepted
- Requires strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Package (Excel, Word, etc.).
- Must be able to demonstrate flexibility in responding to unexpected demands.
- Must also be able to work in team environment, building effective working relationships.
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BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [email protected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).
