Laboratory Technician II

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

The candidate will be a member of the Viral Technology Flu support lab team and will be responsible for assisting the execution of the Flu program process development experiments within the lab. The candidate for this position will need to become trained on laboratory procedures, and applicable production operations on the unit operations in the lab. Following training, the candidate will be expected to independently execute assigned experiments with minimal direction from laboratory supervision.

Key responsibilities will include:

Perform technical process operations for developmental lots, executing process unit operations including: tangential flow filtration, Centrifugation (continuous and batch), virus inoculation and propagation, and sterile filtration.

In order to support process development operations, candidate will also be required to support various lab functions such as:

Solution and buffer preparation

Equipment cleaning, assembly, and sterilization.

Sampling, sample login, transfer, and logging of results

General lab duties such as general housekeeping and cleaning and inventory management.

Identifies production issues and relays them to the leadership team. Ensures all required paperwork is complete, accurate and done in a timely manner to ensure a quality product.

Participation in cross-functional teams, where necessary, to assure correct performance of process operations and working with management to resolve process operations issues.

Follows all procedures put into effect to ensure your safety as well as the safety of others.

Participates in monthly safety meetings, reports all safety issues, concerns, incidents and near misses to the team leadership.

Follow good documentation practices to record all activities performed and data generated in production of developmental experiments.

The primary shift will be Monday through Friday, 1st shift; however, experiment schedule will also require overtime and off shift work.

Skills:

Demonstrated interpersonal skill, including flexibility and ability to work in a team environment.

Experience with biopharmaceuticals, vaccines process development, or laboratory scale execution of tangential flow filtration, centrifugation (batch and continuous), cell culture.

Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated organization skills, ability to multitask, and work in a dynamic environment

Associates degree in scientific discipline plus 4 years of experience in Vaccine, Biologic, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing or development or

Bachelor s degree in scientific discipline plus 1 year of experience in Vaccine, Biologic, or Pharmaceutical manufacturing or development.

Best Regards,

Akriti Gupta

Associate Recruiter ( Clinical / Scientific)

Artech Information Systems LLC

360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960 

Office: 973.967.3409 | Fax: 973.998.2599

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