Lab Services Technician

About PSC Biotech

Who are we?

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm founded
in 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations in
Ireland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in more
than 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions for
Quality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contract
manufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

‘Take your Career to a new Level’

PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy model
by aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes the
opportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionals
operating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract of
employment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in a
diverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the “heartbeat” of PSC Biotech, we provide
unparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Development
in-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate career
progression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed our
client’s expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unit
deliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverables
are being met.

Overview:

Lab Services technician oversee all aspects of day-to-day
laboratory operations and ensure timely support for delivery of Biologics
Centre of Excellence (BCoE) lab studies, while maintaining a safe and efficient
work environment.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with team members and other functions to
  ensure all laboratory activities are coordinated.
  
• Prepare buffers, media and cleaning solutions (10 mL –
  500 L), and verify pH, conductivity, osmolality and other attributes as
  required.
  
• Document all preparation steps and results in Electronic
  Lab Notebooks (eLN).
  
• Complete required BPD and safety Risk Assessment
  training.
  
• Support lab-based study requests from Manufacturing and
  QC.
  
• Perform bio-hazardous waste inactivation.
  
• Clean laboratory equipment, not limited to, biosafety
  cabinets, incubators, fume hoods, water baths, freezers, fridges on a periodic
  basis.
  
• Daily pH/conductivity probe calibrations and freezer
  temperature checks.
  
• Weekly balance calibrations and fume hood cleaning.
  
• Monthly cleaning of BSCs, water baths, and pH probes.
  
• Freezer management (LN₂ monitoring, defrosts,
  preventative maintenance).
  
• Liaise with Equipment manager on equipment issues.
  
• Order raw materials and consumables.
  
• Act as the primary lab contact for warehouse, shipping
  and off-site storage.
  
• Perform water and condensate sampling per procedure for
  lab RIW, LPUW and clean steam.
  
• Maintain the cell bank dewars with weekly liquid nitrogen
  refills.
  
• Alarm monitoring of controlled temperature units.
  
• Support implementation of 6S in the lab.
  
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
  
• Ability to use computer effectively as work requires.
  
• Maintain the fridge and freezer sample tracking system,
  and perform yearly freezer defrosts.
  

Scope:

Key Performance Metrics:

• Adherence to lab operation plans & deliverables
  
• Adherence to applicable safety and quality requirements,
  with no observations in compliance audits in area of responsibility.
  
• Efficient communication with stakeholders via Daily
  Management System.
  

Education & Experience:

• NCEA certificate in a related discipline or
  administrative qualification is preferable.
  
• A minimum of 1-2 years laboratory housekeeping experience
  (preferably in GMP facility).