Microbiologist

Job Title
Microbiologist

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity
This position works out of our Arecibo, PR location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division.

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

Shift: Administrative (1st)

The primary function of this position is to perform all tests or processes required to monitor the production area environment. The individual will be responsible for carrying out assigned tasks which could include laboratory experiments and testing of raw material and processes.

What You’ll Work On

• Testing.
• Perform predetermined sampling and testing to ensure that all the controlled environment rooms and water systems meet the environmental specifications requirements.
• Perform the raw materials and finished product required sampling and testing.
• Collect the pre-determined samples and deliver to external laboratories for testing.
• Coordinates the sampling of product sent to external laboratories for testing.
• Maintain the necessary testing supplies in stock.
• Manage media inventory and generate purchasing requisitions as required.
• Review and approves, as required, routine test results.
• Releases sterilized product.
• Executes investigations on out of specification test results for environmental and sterilization processes.
• Provides technical review and disposition, as required, or raw materials, in-process and finished goods regarding microbiology related issues.
• Executes projects, generate protocols and investigations for the improvement and support of the manufacturing areas and for new product transfer.
• Coordinates dose audit and dose mapping with external contractors.
• Validation and Calibration.
• Validates the manufacturing sterilizers, the CAE rooms and supporting systems, water systems and completes any related documentation.
• Maintains all required laboratory instruments and equipment validated and/or calibrated and coordinates with calibration personnel any required activities.
• Executes micro related validations for the new product transfer and for changes to the manufacturing process.
• Validate required laboratory equipment and complete the required documentation.
• Documentation.
• Maintain and file all laboratory test data and reports according to requirements and coordinate their delivery to documentation area for final record retention.
• Evaluates and maintains trend charts of environmental test data, water system, product tests and other microbiology related data.
• Maintains traceability of clinical product used for testing.
• Conducts investigations and generates reports for out of specifications.
• Monitors laboratory key indicators and metrics.
• Analyze environmental data results and lab testing results. Generate charts for quality meetings.
• Handling and maintain the extraordinary changes process for the controlled areas.
• Handling and maintain the environmental corrective action process.
• Prepare quality reports as required.
• Training. (If certified)
• Provides training to new Microbiologist on test methods and procedures.
• Provide training to all new employees in environmental, hygiene, product sampling as part of the on-boarding process.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology or Natural Sciences
• Minimum 1 year in medical devices laboratory is required.
  Must have knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP's) and use of basic.
• lab equipment such as pH meter, analytical balance, incubator, autoclave, etc.  
• Fully bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Must have demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.
• Knowledge in computer applications programs as Excel, Words, Power Point, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in industrial sterilization such as steam, EO and gamma radiation methods, and water systems preferable.  
   

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