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          "text": "<p><strong>Title: Quality Control Microbiologist</strong></p><p><strong>Duration: 12 Months</strong></p><p><strong>Location: Myerstown, PA 17067</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>Microbiology Team working in a fast paced environment, supporting manufacturing and packaging of OTC Drug and Nutritional products, across multiple shifts, by performing all aspects of Microbiological testing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>POSITION SUMMARY </strong></p><p>This position is in the Quality Assurance department and the incumbent will be expected to continuously learn Quality Assurance systems, manufacturing, and effectively engage in relationships with peers in the laboratories, Manufacturing/Production and personnel in other departments as needed. Once the incumbent is assigned specific products on which to perform the quality assurance tests, or provide development or troubleshooting, the incumbent will have considerable impact on results from his/her work. Material can be rejected and manufacturing procedures can be altered significantly either in schedule changes or in process itself. Perform analysis on raw materials, intermediates, purified water systems, environmental monitoring and finished products, following prescribed procedures to provide the information base leading to raw material/intermediates/product disposition. Assist in troubleshooting and problem solving as directed, within the Microbiology area; focus is on Microbiological testing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Position Duties &amp; Responsibilities </strong></p><ul><li>Perform standard qualitative and quantitative analysis on: purchased raw materials, in-process products, pure drug substances and finished pharmaceutical preparations employing standard procedures, in accordance with approved testing procedures of BAYER, the National Formulary (NF) and the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP).</li><li>Utilize standard &quot;bench&quot; microbiological aseptic technique</li><li>Maintain records of all analysis information of assigned products on data sheets for permanent file and proper entry of information on laboratory forms.</li><li>Evaluate all data obtained from analysis; if discrepancy or deviation occurs, consult with Supervisor and recommend additional testing if necessary.</li><li>Adhere to the pertinent aspects of Corporate and plant safety programs and adhering to GMP’s, ISO standards or other regulations.</li><li>Assist in investigating non-compliance investigations.</li><li>Assist with troubleshooting analytical methodology and instrumentation malfunctions.</li><li>Perform special assignments as directed by supervisor.</li><li>Assist in validation of manufacturing and production lines and equipment pertinent to microbiology (e.g. equipment and room cleaning validation).</li><li>Prepare microbiological testing media/diluents.</li><li>Perform testing of water samples from Purified (Reverse Osmosis) Water, USP systems.</li><li>Perform microbiological environmental monitoring in production areas and in the Microbiology Laboratory.</li></ul>",
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