MSD Microbiology Specialist 

Ireland 

169271739

Job Description

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation, and leadership to carry out the following:

• Provides technical support and leadership in microbiology to other personnel.
• Supports the environmental control program through environmental monitoring, utilities quality risk management, and implementing corrective and preventative measures.
• Troubleshoots suspected microbiological contamination events.
• Develops and validates microbiological methods.
• Transfers and qualifies analytical methods.
• Approves GMP documents, procedures, protocols, and reports.
• Performs bench experiments for validation purposes and troubleshoots issues during validation studies and routine tests.
• Provides microbiology support to site investigations.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives, including lean lab practices and method optimization/redevelopment.
• Participates in specifications development.
• Qualifies and reduces risks associated with laboratory equipment.
• Updates procedures as necessary.
• Provides general analytical support to quality control laboratories.
• Leads microbiology project improvement teams.
• Coaches and guides colleagues on analytical microbiology.
• Keeps up-to-date with regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Assesses compendial and regulatory updates related to microbiology and laboratories.
• Interprets customer needs and finds solutions for non-standard requests.
• Makes decisions within guidelines and policies that impact microbiology projects.
• Collaborates with the global Microbiology Network to align on actions related to quality and regulatory changes.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• Preference for a Bachelor's degree or higher, ideally in Microbiology or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated skills in change management and continuous improvement.
• In-depth knowledge in site microbiology related areas.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in the Pharmaceutical industry or a similar operating environment, including at least 3 years' experience in a Microbiology function

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