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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Purpose of the Job

The Media and Buffer Preparation (MBP) department is a support department. At MBP, we manufacture buffers and media that are required for process steps in both the Upstream and Downstream department.

Job and Position Context

The Groningen site is a multi-product and multi-client biopharmaceutical site with development and manufacturing facilities for pharmaceutical products for both clinical trials (phase I, II and III) and commercial applications.

This type of facility has to follow rules and regulations of cGMP set by countries health and welfare ministries and with internationally harmonized guidelines that give guidance with implementing these rules and regulations. This is critical for the suitability of the clients’ products and the license to operate for the site. Main contacts are within own department.

Job Content Key Areas of accountability/responsibility

• Performs several unit operations, manual operations and measurements, conform the applicable production and standard operating instructions, in a clean room environment. Chips in to the overall departmental responsibility for the production of biopharmaceutical products and intermediates, including maintaining the production suites in accurate condition. As a Technician II you start with the basics of learning how to manufacture a buffer or media.

• Contributes to the departmental responsibility for equipment (related to technical skill of Tech II) to assure that maintenance, maintaining documentation and calibration are driven in an adequate and timely fashion, acts as trouble shooter and expert user.

• Supports of Implementing corrective or preventive actions on execution level and signals problems and communicates to the responsible person.

• Trains co-workers that are unfamiliar with certain unit operation or handling of specific equipment, including approval of on-the-job trainings.

• All activities should be performed within the department coherent with cGMP Quality System and the Thermo Fisher EH&S requirements.

• Due to involvement in the timely execution of manufacturing processes, flexibility in working hours are required. This results in working in a two shift model (morning and evening) and being on call during a scheduled weekend.

Knowledge and educational level

• Good knowledge of operating and working in cGMP environment.

• MBO level (e.g. Biotechnology, Process technology) a plus including good knowledge of relevant process unit operations (e.g. media preparation, filtration) a plus.

Required Level of Experiences

• 1 to 2 years of meaningful experience in the bio (pharmaceutical) field or combination of experience and education.

Competences

• Problem analysis, coordinated

• Planning and organization

• Integrity, Team spirited and Quality orientated

• Result driven and strong verbal communication skills

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.