Sr Technician, QC Sample Management

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Rapid flashing lights, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Various outside weather conditions, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Job Title: Sr. QC Technician - Sample Management  

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When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals. 

 

Location/Division Specific Information 

St. Louis, MO 

 

How will you make an impact? 

The Sr. QC Technician – Sample Management will work on a team of technicians focused on supporting the site’s QC sampling operations.  This team is responsible for the pickup of GMP manufacturing samples and transport to various storage locations within QC.  This team is also responsible for sub-aliquoting bulk samples from production, into smaller aliquots as dictated by the supporting GMP documents. The team also will use the site’s LIMS systems to generate samples, print labels, and record GMP transactions for samples. This team works in parallel with the QC Laboratory Support functional team. 

 

What will you do?  

• Pickup and transport samples from the manufacturing areas to quality control testing/storage areas. Report sample issues to the appropriate management as required per procedures. 

• Receive samples into the analytical and microbiology laboratories. Receive samples for storage into the QC Sample Management storage units. 

• Manage receipt of incoming sample shipments and outgoing sample shipments. 

• Work in a biological safety cabinet with some level of gowning to sub-aliquoting bulk samples to smaller aliquots. Login samples to the LIMS system, properly label aliquots and receive to final storage as required per the label. 

• Clearly and accurately communicates status of samples (picked up, for testing, for send-out) to cross-functional area teams 

• Support the team by helping manage the team’s inventory supplies stock. 

• Maintain up to date training records. 

• Effectively train department employees in the execution of Samp