Laboratory Assistant - Cambridge, Canada - Bimeda

Bimeda

Verified Company

Cambridge, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century's experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world's animals.

Bimeda's nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.

Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry.

About the role:

The purpose of this job will be mainly supporting the validation for commissioning a new water system. Executing daily water sampling and subsequent microbial/ chemistry testing of samples.

What you'll do:

Ensures that all work is carried out in compliance with company Safety Policies, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP/GLP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Prepares samples for analysis according to company SOPs & GLP methods
Analyzes data, keeps the supervisor informed of discrepancies, deviations, out of specifications (OOS) and unusual trends as they occur
Performs water sampling and microbial testing of water for injection, purified water, steam condensate and feed water as per schedule
Reads plates and reports the results of microbial tests including identification of isolates selected from the monitoring results
Follows GMP and regulatory requirements and ensures quality standards are met. Observes and supports all safety guidelines and regulations
Other duties as assigned.

What you bring to the role:

BSc degree in Microbiology/Chemistry would be preferable
12 years industry
Knowledge of, cGMP in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Knowledge of microbiology (industrial), environmental and utility monitoring and aseptic processing
Experience with sterility testing, endotoxin assays and validation, microbiological limits testing, knowledge of USP and EP/BP method/validation regulations, Microbiological identification methods

Competencies required for the role:

FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK:

- is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen - help facilitate sharing of information between people. It is about understanding the emotional intention behind the information. The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts. Exhibit willingness to listen, and show respect for oneself and others in interactions with others. express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.

ATTENDANCE/PUNCTUALITY- Meeting expectations requires that the employee regularly reports for work on time, prepared to start his/her assigned duties at the appointed time. Report-for-duty time is defined as readiness to perform the first assigned task at the scheduled start of a shift and employee does not leave assigned post early, works through the end of work hours. Employee leaves and returns from scheduled breaks and lunch at designated times.

ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING:

- is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations. Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this.

THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED - Ensuring that one's own and others' work ad information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary
Paid Holidays
Competitive Vacation Policy
Paid Sick Days
Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching
Employee Assistance Program

- **At Bimeda we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we