Scientist (Equipment Lead)
Summary
Oversee maintenance, calibration, and repairs of lab equipment (e.g., fridges, stability chambers) in a pharma/biotech facility, ensuring GMP compliance and training staff on proper usage.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the routine PM, Cal and ad-hoc repair of equipment (fridges, freezers, stability chambers, incubators, ovens, isolators, etc) with corresponding vendors.
- Collaborate with field service engineers to troubleshoot equipment issues and ensure equipment remain in a qualified state after repairs, software updates, or relocation.
- Generate comprehensive and audit-ready documentation for all GMP activities, ensuring compliance.
- Conduct checks to verify equipment functions according to manufacturer specifications and user requirements.
- Train laboratory staff on the proper use of qualified equipment and associated standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and technical expertise related to equipment maintenance.
- Manage equipment alarms timely and determine root cause of alarms.
- Analyze alarm trends and take proactive actions to maintain equipment in healthy state.
About You:
- Bachelor degree in a relevant scientific field(e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline).
- Min 3 years of relevant experience in pharma or biotech facilities.
- Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) in a pharma or biotech facility
- Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- Must be a self-starter, fast learner, curious with strong analytical and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and willingness to learn
- Reliable and Responsible
Contract: 6 months, subject to renewal based on performance