About this opportunity
Oxoid Remel Microbiology (Acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific) lists this Scientist II, Manufacturing Sciences opportunity in lenexa, Kansas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Joining our team, you'll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.
Highlights
Location Lenexa, Kansas
Start Date Immediately
Work Location On-Site Work Only
Skills
Communication
Collaboration
Manufacturing Sciences
Description
Joining our team, you'll play an active part in helping to deliver meaningful impact. At Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, we play a crucial role in accurate identification and targeted treatment for diseases, ensuring food and beverage safety, and supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet the highest standards of quality and performance, helping our customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.
Location/Division Specific Information
Located in beautiful Lenexa Kansas, a Kansas City suburb, the Microbiology (MBD) North America Division supplies the world with microbiology products to both the clinical market and the industrial or pharma and medical device markets to help make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
Discover Impactful Work
In this position you will help customers solve real world problems and have a positive impact on patient outcomes. Responsible for scientific investigations including microbial challenge studies, shelf life studies, and root cause investigations. Responsible for providing technical support to Remel, VersaTrek, and Sensititre products; will liaise with global network on projects. Proficient with chemical and microbiological concepts and associated assays which may include testing of non-chemically defined and chemically defined raw materials. Responsible for resolving product and process problems and maintaining effective, efficient processes in the manufacturing of in vitro diagnostic and lab use culture media. Position reports to the Senior Manager, Manufacturing Sciences.
A Day In The Life
Authors, reviews, and approves GMP and GLP-critical documentation, including experimental designs, experimental summaries, IFUs, and qualification/product investigation/customer complaint/validation reports.
Assist in writing and reviewing new and existing SOP's.
Maintain thorough and complete product test records per in-house testing procedures and in compliance with ISO 13485, safety and regulatory requirements.
Work with other scientists in defining and implementing innovative solutions for assigned tasks, scientific technique, root cause investigations, and technical writing skills.
Collaborate with global R&D microbiological network to drive alignment for MBD formulations and implementation of new products.
Provides expert technical support for quality and productivity investigations relating to Remel, VersaTREK and Sensititre consumables.
Assists with challenge studies for testing of a variety of interventions.
Assists with thermal process validations to determine efficacy of treatments.
Demonstrates initiative by working collectively with the Process and Quality Engineers, as the primary investigatory team, on operations based projects and quality investigations.
Leads projects and investigations without direction from management. Assembles interdepartmental taskforces and drives action to resolve issues. Collaborates with managers and directors of other departments to resolve issues.
Develop and support safe laboratory practices and procedures (SOPs) for all laboratories.
Assist the biological safety officer with best practices and enforcement of policies.
Develop and optimize pilot testing procedures to include percent recovery and certificate for release.
Assist with analysis on alternate materials in supply shortages and cost savings initiatives.
Conducts microbiology evaluations utilizing concepts such as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and quantitative methods qualitative microbiological test methodologies. Demonstrates proficiency with multiple inoculation test methodologies including serial dilutions, Kirby Bauer Method, spread plate method, spiral plating, etc.
Proficiency with Microsoft office.
In addition, other duties may be assigned as the need arises.
Requirements
Keys to Success:
Ability to manage and plan multiple projects with minimal direction
Analytical skills, good problem solving technique and data analysis skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Outgoing and collaborative in nature
Detail oriented
Education
Bachelor's degree in microbiology, chemistry, or related field.
Experience
Understands and applies FDA guidelines to medical device development and submissions.
Understands and applies CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility testing standards with recommendations to evaluate products and testing methods.
Minimum 3 years microbiology experience
Location:Onsite in Lenexa, KS
This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to build on more than 100 years of microbiology excellence. With a broad portfolio of instruments, services, and global resources, we're steadfast in our commitment to helping you succeed. Together, we can cultivate a thriving microbiology culture that supports you today, tomorrow, and for life. Oxoid Remel Microbiology, acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific, is now under the ownership of Astorg, a leading private equity firm with deep healthcare sector expertise and proven track record in diagnostics. With the continuity of trusted brands, established expertise and a long-standing reputation in microbiology, we're looking for talented people to join us as we enter our next chapter of growth. Come and be part of what's next for our company.
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