What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialist position at Elanco Animal Health Incorporated?
At Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, we're dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.
We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Our team values and champions new ways of thinking, working with dynamic individuals, and acquiring new skills and experiences that propel careers to new heights.
As a Quality Control Laboratory Technician, you'll conduct routine and non-routine microbiology analysis and environmental monitoring. This includes conducting microbiology testing to include total organic carbon, conductivity, endotoxin, bioburden, growth promotion, mycoplasma, sterility, microbial identifications, gram stains, and personnel sampling.
You'll also perform routine and non-routine environmental monitoring (air viable, air non-viable, and surface sampling) of manufacturing environments and monitor utilities to include WFI, USP Water, Pure Steam, and Clean Compressed Air.
This role involves executing gowning qualification for personnel performing activities in classified sterile environments as well as achieving and maintaining gown qualification for sterile environments.
Responsibilities include providing production support, participating in production fills and aseptic process simulations, supporting equipment validation, calibration, and maintenance.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or closely related field;
- 5 years of experience in microbiology, including technical skills in aseptic technique, sterile gowning, and pipetting;
- Knowledge of troubleshooting and laboratory investigations;
- Excellent computer, documentation, communication, and organizational skills;
