Senior Lab Technician – Technical Services

Overview

As a member of the Technical Services Group (TSG), the Senior Lab Technician will provide technical support for current and future products for Contec’s Healthcare (Pharmacy), Cleanroom, and Professional Cleaning strategic business units (SBUs). This role will primarily involve conducting microbiological testing of textiles for the number of viable bacteria and fungi, chemical stability testing of disinfectants, and cleaning efficacy studies comparing different textiles, cleaning agents, and processes.

Responsibilities

•Conducts microbiological, chemical, and physical testing in support of multiple business units through the Technical Services Group.•Generates reports, both written and oral, with study designs, results and recommended next steps.•Conducts microbiological efficacy and chemistry testing of new and existing disinfectant using simulated real-word conditions.•Measures bioburden (numbers and crude assessment of identity) on raw materials used in manufacturing and laundered mops and wipes collected from healthcare facilities.•Conducts environmental monitoring of manufacturing facilities and assists with excursion investigations.•Coordinates testing at outside labs: textile testing, disinfectant, and decontamination efficacy.•Consults, trains, troubleshoots and supports sales personnel and customers.•Participates and works within ISO 9001 quality standards guidelines in accordance with Contec’s quality goals.

 

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES•Utilizes existing and new technologies for measuring cleaning efficacy of wipes and mops.•Assists with writing technical bulletins, white papers, PowerPoint presentations, and peer-reviewed publications on issues related to cleaning, decontamination, and disinfection.Version 4.0 Page 2 of 3•Considers options to participate in external webinars, method development associations, and technical conferences.

Competencies

Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.Learning Agility: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as seeds for future learning. Willingness and imagination to explore new methods, techniques, and products.Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Supports Core Values: Able to demonstrate support and adherence to Contec’s core values: respect for others, doing “whatever it takes” within Contec’s core values, vision, and strategic direction, exhibiting integrity, having a tolerance for risk, understanding there is life outside of work, enjoying the ride.

Requirements

Bachelor’s (B.S.) or Master’s (M.S.) degree in Microbiology or related Life Sciences field from a four-year college or university; three (3) to five (5) years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.•Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in scientific methods, as applied to microbiology and general chemistry, with effective organization of ideas, prior research, experimental design, results, and next steps is required.•Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is also required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a laboratory environment using testing equipment with moving mechanical parts and test supplies. The employee will regularly work with toxic or caustic chemicals where personal protective equipment must be worn. The noise level in this setting is moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently be required to perform testing and make determinations by inspecting, distinguishing, observing, recognizing, identifying characteristics and results of test subject matter, using both close vision and color vision. While performing these functions, the employee may be sitting or standing in a stationary position. Work will be performed through the regular use of laboratory equipment and will occasionally require the employee to retrieve and move items up to 25 pounds.