Due to first and sustainable growth our client, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company requires a suitable candidates to fill in the following position.
Position Title: Q.C Microbiologist
Department: Quality Control
Classification: Quality Control Staff
Position Reports To: Quality Control Manager
Position Purpose:
To outline the key areas of responsibilities of the personnel in order to ensure result oriented undertaking in the department.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
Position Title: Q.C Microbiologist
Department: Quality Control
Classification: Quality Control Staff
Position Reports To: Quality Control Manager
Position Purpose:
To outline the key areas of responsibilities of the personnel in order to ensure result oriented undertaking in the department.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- Maintain proper records and documents in the microbiology laboratory.
- Update of the standard operating procedure of the microbiology section under the guidance of Quality control manager
- Carry out routine microbial testing of all incoming natural raw materials and finished products.
- Perform challenge test for the preservatives used in the finished products and have proper documentation of the same.
- Ensure that daily, monthly calibration of microbiology instruments and equipments are done promptly and proper documents kept in place.
- Perform sub-culturing of the live mother cultures periodically in accordance with the operation policies.
- Maintain proper inventory of the instruments and equipments of microbiology section.
- Responsible for environmental monitoring in the factory in accordance with the policy procedures.
- Carry out disinfectants activity evaluation to help avoid microbial resistant in the premises and recommend appropriate disinfectant rotational schedule for the premises.
- Responsible for daily calibration of pH meter and analytical balances in the chemical laboratory.
- Be involved in new methods development and validation of processes as per validation policy.
- Responsible for effluent analysis and proper reporting of the results and ensuring compliance to the regulatory authority standards.
- Responsible for microbial and chemical analysis of purified water for pharmaceutical use.
Performance Measurements
- Reports are and timely for authorization of further processing or release of finished products.
- Effective implementation of quality department policies and procedures in accordance with established principles, standards and regulatory requirements.
- Safeguarding and preserving company assets.
- Routine microbiological work is done effectively and efficiently.
- Maintain existence of positive working relations in quality control personnel.
Qualification Required
Education/Certification: Diploma or higher diploma microbiology related field
Required Knowledge: knowledge of good laboratory practices and procedures.
Experienced Required:
Education/Certification: Diploma or higher diploma microbiology related field
Required Knowledge: knowledge of good laboratory practices and procedures.
Experienced Required:
- Broad based knowledge of the pharmaceutical Quality control/assurance practices
- Hand on experience in micro biology laboratory
Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent team-work skills
- Meeting of tight schedules
- Able to organize, coordinate and direct projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
On the subject line indicate Q.C MICROBIOLOGIST