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Analytical Technician (M/F)
October 15th 2020
At Univercells, we are on a mission to make health equally accessible to all. We work every day to reinvent biomanufacturing processes, and develop or integrate the next innovative technologies. Through the combination of process development and engineering expertise, we create synergies to deliver game-changing production capacities to achieve our mission: Biologics available and affordable to all!
Mission Description
You will be responsible for performing a variety of analytical testing to support vaccine development of the company. These tests include ELISA, cell-based assays, virus titration, SDS-PAGE, dot-blot, Western blot assays, qPCR, etc. You will help to develop and qualify these analytical methods, and analyse samples from our upstream and downstream process development teams. This includes making preparations, executing the method, recording data. You will maintain laboratory equipment and inventory for laboratory supplies. You will also contribute to the writing of analytical protocols and reports.
She/he will work in collaboration with the analytical scientists to achieve vaccine project objectives and milestones.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Analytical Technician is responsible for the following:
Analytical Execution
- Assemble, prepare, check and calibrate equipment and/or materials for testing
- Perform the analytical testing according to SOP and experimental plan
- Record all data and results in specified forms (paper and electronic) according to good documentation practices
- Suggest and help to implement improvements
Lab operations & Maintenance
- Management of lab and equipment used for operational work.
- Execution of basic maintenance of lab equipment as well as cleaning and housekeeping
- Calibration of equipement
- Maintain inventory/standard materials in the lab
- Order specific material
·Monitoring and management of stocks of consumables and reagents specific to the assays
·Maintenance of a clean and safe working area by following established housekeeping routines.
·Training colleagues on equipement use and best practices
- Execution of analytical assays in BSL-2 and BSL-3 for the needs of viral vaccine process development (USP &DSP) teams:
- Preparation of solutions (buffers, media, etc.)
- Perform the analytical testing according to SOP and experimental plan
- Record data and results in specific forms
Reporting & Documentation
- Writing and management of documentation related to experiments.
- Data and result collection and record in defined forms with accuracy.
- Results analysis and report writing.
- Evaluate and report results to Analytical Scientist
- In collaboration with the Analytical Scientist, contribute to Writing/Reviewing/Improving SOP, checklist, data or reports
Quality, Safety & Continuous improvement
- Adherence to standard operating procedures in all the operational tasks executed with a special emphasis on the compliance with biosafety procedures for BSL-2 and BSL-3 labs.
- Correct use and implementation of quality management system within the field of activities (procedures/checklist/working instructions, etc.).
- Identification and reporting of deviations from standard operating procedures and of unexpected events through initiation of related investigations.
- Support of corrective and preventive actions related to deviations and unexpected events.
- Contribution to general lab activities (housekeeping and maintenance).
- Generation of process quality documentation for vaccin
Candidate profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years of experience in similar area
- Integrity and transparency.
- Strong sense of observation, inventive & critical mindset, scientific curiosity and problem-solving skills.
- Proactivity, flexibility, work organizational skills.
- Enthusiasm and agility to work on a variety of projects.
- Capability to work in a cross-functional and multi-cultural team.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Offer
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