Senior Microbiologist
- Job Title
- Senior Microbiologist
- Job ID
- 27704801
- Location
- Clearwater, FL 33760
- Other Location
- Description
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WHY CORERX?
CoreRx is a dynamic pharmaceutical technology company that empowers its employees with responsibility and offers a supportive and highly progressive work environment. At CoreRx, our biggest asset is our people, and the service and solutions they provide to our partners; you will find a challenging career path directed towards growth and opportunity. We employ talented, motivated people – team players who are innovative thinkers. We offer our employees a comprehensive, competitive program of benefits and a corporate culture based on core values that include innovation, a results-oriented focus, and ethical behavior.
Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package, including:- Competitive compensation with an annual discretionary incentive bonus!
- Affordable healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Employer paid LTD, STD, and Life Insurance coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO), 15 days pro-rated your first year + 10 Paid Holidays
- 401k with 100% employer match up to 3%
- Tuition Reimbursement, Perks at Work Employee Discounts, Employee Assistance Program, and Adoption Assistance Program
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
Primary Responsibilities/functions:- Oversee microbiology laboratory compliance to ensure all microbiological testing procedures/methods are properly performed and manage efficiency of operations and continuous improvement activities
- Provide training, mentoring, and career development to team members
- Prepare SOP’s, work instructions, reports and all other documents related to microbiological testing
- Ensure testing is properly conducted and documented for all performed activities with emphasis on data integrity
- Ensure all materials (media, reagents, standard organisms, etc.) and equipment used for testing are valid, qualified or calibrated as required
- Oversee and perform as necessary microbiological testing of raw materials, finished and stability pharmaceutical drug products, environments monitoring samples from utilities and facilities, and equipment cleaning validation samples
- Responsible for media, reagents, standards, tools, and instrument/equipment procurement
- Notify management immediately of nonconforming data or unexpected occurrences and conducts deviation and laboratory investigations as required
- Complies with all regulatory/in-house requirements may include but not be limited to safety, housekeeping, laboratory waste, cGMP, documentation
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management
- Experience in environmental monitoring and microbial testing of pharmaceutical products
- Knowledge with microbiological equipment
- Working knowledge of Health Authority expectations for microbiology laborator facilities and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to work as an independent, self-motivated, detail-oriented, result -driven and highly flexible team-player in a fast-paced working environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
- Minimum of 2 year’s experience preferred in an FDA-regulated pharmaceutical environment
- Experience in other highly regulated laboratory settings will be considered
- MS in Microbiology preferred
- BS/BA in microbiology or life sciences required
- Equivalent experience may substitute for stated requirement
- Regularly required to stand for long periods. Frequently required to sit, walk, talk, hear, handle or feel tools or controls
- Occasionally required to reach with hands arms, stoop, crouch climb or balance, kneel
- Vision suitable for performing detailed inspections
- May be required to move items weighing up to 25lb
- Ability to community clearly in both written and verbal form
- Pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory environment
- General office setting
Notification to Agencies:
Please note that CoreRx Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement, and specific approval to submit resumes to an approved requisition, CoreRx Inc. will not consider or approve payment regarding recruiter fees or referral compensation.
Job Type: Full-time