Senior Microbiologist - Sterilization

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Work relatively independently with guidance and direction from senior members of the staff and manager.
• Assure all Quality requirements are in compliance with regulations and product specifications
• Provide new product development sterilization / microbiology validation support
• Perform, coordinate, execute, and summarize all areas of sterilization validation (EtO)
• Work with little guidance to design and validate sterilization cycles for new products including new sterilizer IQ / OQ / PQ reports, calibration, and production support.
• Work with little guidance to develop, implement and maintain sterilization processes, certifications and procedures for the sterilization operations within the company.
• Support the development and validation of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reprocessable devices
• Support internal and external audits
• Prepare written responses to regulatory questions
• Review engineering change orders.
• Resolve non conformances and implement corrective action
• Work with Facility Maintenance and other departments for any Sterilizer, CEA, or Lab improvement / corrective activities.
• Participate in special projects as assigned.
• Reviews Supplier Change Control (SCC) notifications for impact to sterilization / microbial testing.
• Assuring that the Microbiology / Sterilization function is maintained per industry standards.
• Work relatively independently with guidance and direction from senior members of the staff and manager.
• Assure all Quality requirements are in compliance with regulations and product specifications
• Provide new product development sterilization / microbiology validation support
• Perform, coordinate, execute, and summarize all areas of sterilization validation (EtO)
• Work with little guidance to design and validate sterilization cycles for new products including new sterilizer IQ / OQ / PQ reports, calibration, and production support.
• Work with little guidance to develop, implement and maintain sterilization processes, certifications and procedures for the sterilization operations within the company.
• Support the development and validation of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reprocessable devices
• Support internal and external audits
• Prepare written responses to regulatory questions
• Review engineering change orders.
• Resolve non conformances and implement corrective action
• Work with Facility Maintenance and other departments for any Sterilizer, CEA, or Lab improvement / corrective activities.
• Participate in special projects as assigned.
• Reviews Supplier Change Control (SCC) notifications for impact to sterilization / microbial testing.
• Assuring that the Microbiology / Sterilization function is maintained per industry standards.

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Required Knowledge and Experience :

Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have practical knowledge of project management. Requires a University Degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.