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Adecco US, Inc. Laboratory Technician II in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
Adecco Healthcare & Life Sciences is hiring a contract Laboratory Technician II for our Pharmaceutical partner in Swiftwater PA.
The anticipated hourly wage for this position is between $37 and $38.72. Hourly wage may depend upon experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, Daily Pay, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria
NOTE:
PhD candidates would be considered overqualified
Description:
The candidate will be a member of the Viral Technology Flu support lab team and will be responsible for assisting with the execution of experiments within the process development laboratory. The candidate for this position will need to become trained on applicable production operations on the unit operations in the lab as well as general laboratory procedures. Following training, the candidate will be expected to independently execute assigned experiments with minimal direction from laboratory supervision.
Key responsibilities will include:
Perform technical process operations for developmental lots.
Execute process unit operations including:
tangential flow filtration, centrifugation (continuous and batch), virus inoculation and propagation, and sterile filtration.
In order to support process development operations, candidate will also be required to support various lab functions such as:
Solution and buffer preparation.
Equipment cleaning, assembly, and sterilization.
Sampling, sample login, transfer, and logging of results.
General lab duties such as general housekeeping and cleaning and inventory management. Identify production issues and relays them to the laboratory management.
Ensure all required paperwork is complete, accurate and done in a timely manner to ensure a quality product.
Participation in cross-functional teams, where necessary, to assure correct performance of process operations and working with management to resolve process operations issues.
Follow all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others.
Participate in safety meetings, report all safety issues, concerns, incidents and near misses to the team leadership.
Follow good documentation practices to record all activities performed and data generated in production of developmental experiments.
The primary shift will be standard business hours, however, experiment schedule will also require overtime and off shift work.
Skills:
Demonstrated interpersonal skill, including flexibility and ability to work in a team environment.
Experience with biopharmaceuticals, vaccines process development, or laboratory scale execution of tangential flow filtration, centrifugation (batch and continuous), cell culture.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated organization skills, ability to multitask, and work in a dynamic environment.
MS Office 2010 or higher.
Education:
Two years of university in a scientific discipline plus experience in Vaccine, Biologic, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing or development or Bachelor’s Degree/Undergraduate Degree in scientific discipline plus experience in Vaccine, Biologic, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing or development.
Preferred BS/BA Chemistry or Life Science.
Years of Experience: 3 - 6 Years
Pay Details: $37.00 to $38.72 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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