A biotech company in Massachusetts is looking to add a new Environmental Monitoring Associate on a contract basis to their team in Boston. In this role, the Environmental Monitoring Associate will be responsible for performing environmental monitoring (EM) tasks for the aseptic environment, other controlled areas, and plant utility systems following specified instructions and techniques from Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Training Material, and other GMP documents.
About the Opportunity:
- Schedule: Wednesday to Saturday; after a 3 month training period of Monday to Friday
Responsibilities:
- Incubate and enumerate microbial growth on EM plates
- Ensure all tasks are completed in a GMP compliant and safe manner
- Document all tasks within LIMS or standard laboratory paper documentation utilizing GDP principles.
- Entry of information into logbooks as applicable for tasks per SOP
- Partner and communicate with operations, manufacturing, facilities, and other site departments as required for support of operations and GMP processes
- Actively participate in daily and weekly laboratory meetings
- Accurately complete task management tools and handover communications
- Perform general lab tasks including cleaning and equipment preparation
- Maintain training for all required tasks
- May assist in laboratory investigations with limited scope
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with no experience; or, Associate’s Degree with 2+ years of experience or High School Diploma / GED with 4+ years of experience
- Basic math skills and computer skills such as data entry
- High level of attention to detail
- Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Must maintain aseptic qualifications
- Highly organized
