Temporary Agriculture Quality Control Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Overview:    

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy. 

Job Title:     QC Analyst IV
Location:      Portsmouth, NH 03801 
Duration:      8 Months 
Job Type:       Temporary Assignment 
Work Type:    Onsite 

Summary
The QC Analyst will act as a team member of the Quality Control department to support the production of in-process and final product drug lots for customers. Also participate in quality testing for ongoing customer stability studies while providing on-time, high quality results to meet manufacturing demands. A QC Analyst applies job skills and company's policies and procedures to complete a variety of tasks of increased scope. May be assigned to work on special projects. May also provide support to others in the absence of the supervisor/manager. Works on problems of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires review of identifiable factors. Provides feedback to junior analysts and offers guidance to co-workers with respect to compliance.

Responsibilities

• Delegates tasks to support daily operations.
• Responsible for the state of equipment in the laboratory, working with maintenance, calibration, and vendors to ensure their activities are accomplished and the equipment is ready for next use.
• Equipment may include but is not limited to, pH/conductivity meters, Agilent and Waters HPLC systems, UPLC systems, pipettes, SoloVPE and Cary 60 spectrophotometers, PA-800 capillary electrophoresis instruments, Protein Simple iCE3/icIEF instruments, 7500 Real Time PCR systems, KingFisher Flex instruments, Sysmex CS-2500 instruments and include quality review of quality and vendor binders.
• Troubleshoot equipment and software as necessary.
• Will train for assay execution and review within the HPLC Analytical Lab and Electrophoresis lab and have ability to cross train into Immunology as applicable.
• Has the ability to get trained to run and review advanced assays as necessary.
• Identifies areas of improvement and works to implement them, including 6S, document revisions, workorders, and change controls.
• Communicates to other departments as appropriate, including MFG, QA, and MSAT, during operations and escalate issues as needed.
• Initiates and assists with investigations as required within the job functions.
• Drives audit readiness on the team with advanced regulatory knowledge.
• Conduct Pre-Audit walks through the laboratory space.
• Available to confidently and competently speak to auditors as QC SME.
• Apply Data Integrity principles in all aspects of work, in compliance with DI policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Completes assigned tasks on-time and accurately.
• Can identify needed tasks and complete without direction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Adherence to cGMPs is required at all times during the manufacture of APIs.
• All personnel own the quality of what they deliver and are responsible for notifying management in a timely manner of regulatory inspections, serious GMP deficiencies, process deviations, product defects and related actions.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Biochemistry or Related Science Fields.
• A combination of education and years of experience will be considered.
• Comprehend and follow instructions.
• Exercises judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Strong ability to interpret data both alone and with guidance.
• Works entire assigned shift, including arriving on time.
• Timeliness in completing assigned tasks.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal format.
• Self-motivated team player, relate to others in a team environment.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude within the team environment.
• Completes assignments on-time and accurately, with minimal re-work.
• Displays commitment to quality and performs job functions to the best of their ability.
• Perform assigned, complex and/or varied tasks.
• Prioritization and problem solving.
• Direct, control and plan tasks/projects.
• Brainstorming.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity. 

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.