Laboratory Technician II

SUMMARY

Staff Laboratory Technician is responsible for providing support to the Laboratory and includes : receiving materials and supplies; receiving and processing samples; performing laboratory maintenance and calibration of standard equipment; cleaning and organizing laboratory, and collecting and preparing samples for analysis. Laboratory Technicians are expected to assist Chemists and Microbiologists and perform various tasks in support of laboratory operations.

TECHNICIAN II - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives and processes samples and laboratory materials / supplies
• Collects environmental monitoring and water samples
• Performs inventory of laboratory supplies, API, and chemicals
• Washes dishes, maintains cleanliness of laboratory work and inventory areas, maintains cleanliness of equipment and tools, organizes supplies and laboratory work benches, and other general lab duties
• Documents work and maintains good laboratory records in notebooks and on controlled documentation (good documentation practices)
• Performs daily laboratory tasks including temperature monitoring of incubators and refrigerators (environmental monitoring of laboratory), humidity checks, balance and pipette calibration / verifications, pH meter checks, etc.
• Cleans and records maintenance of eyewash in logbook
• Transports and disposes of general laboratory trash and waste
• Transports and disposes of laboratory hazardous waste into the central collection drums
• Sample preparation / analysis for potency and impurities, sub-visible particulates, drug release and disintegration (dissolution), pH, water activity, and other lab testing procedures as assigned
• Prepares solutions such as test solutions, buffers, standards, markers and mobile phases
• Performs advanced testing techniques and utilizes analytical or automated systems for sample analysis including HPLC, UPLC, FTIR, etc.
• Performs analytical testing such as Dissolution, TLC, UV-Vis, Sub-visible Particulate, FTIR, Water Activity, pH, Container Closure, etc.
• Trains other technicians to perform standard testing procedures
• Assists in Beyond Use Date testing and stability program management as assigned
• Helps develop new methods for analytical procedures
• May assist in the development of SOPs, STPs, and work instructions
• May assist with projects and Research and Development work as assigned

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

We offer the following benefits for you to take advantage of while you are here provided you meet the eligibility requirements under each governing program :

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