Lab Technician

Company Description

We are proud to be part of the most precious thing on Earth: human life. Applying the technological expertise to the medical knowledge to derive near infallible results comes naturally to Global Pharma Tek, LLC. Global Pharma Tek is a fast-growing premier global pharmaceutical company that provides end-to-end services in pharmaceutical industry round the globe. Global Pharma Tek offers services like Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials, Drug Delivery, Regulatory and Intellectual Property Rights, Marketing and Strategic Human Resourcing. Global Pharma Tek is specialized in providing highly technical pharmaceutical and healthcare solutions and services in a cost effective way around the globe.

We are enterprise-class clinical software and clinical functional services provider, offers unique blend of both clinical trial domain and core IT expertise with thorough understanding of healthcare and pharma industry and regulatory standards. Global Pharma Tek, clinical functional services practice (FSP) enable pharmaceutical and life sciences industry customers realize their vision of safe, effective, and FDA approved delivery of drug at the lowest cost and at the fastest time to market. 

With core technology focus in the areas of statistical programming, business intelligence & data warehousing, enterprise application integration and enterprise architecture development, enterprise resource planning and custom applications development, along with clinical domain expertise, Global Pharma Tek offers a full range of specialized functional clinical & IT in-sourcing, IT projects development, clinical functional & IT projects outsourcing, software enabled services.

Job Description

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 


1. Processing Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) and Placenta collection units 

2. Assist with the transfer of processed units from temporary storage to a designated freezer or liquid nitrogen tank 

3. Take part in non-conformance investigations and CAPA determination 

4. Proper handling and storage of processing products into a designated freezer 

5. Enter processing data into donor/client files and updating electronic files 

6. Operation of laboratory processing equipment, including Biosafety Cabinets and Clean Rooms 

7. Perform maintenance of instruments and equipment 

8. Assist with the preparation and allocating of reagents 

9. Follow SOP's associated with processing of UCB and Placenta. 

10. Updating client data files 

11. Close Client record files 

12. Maintaining a safe and clean work area in accordance with OSHA safe practices 

13. Assist other members of the laboratory when necessary 

14. Flexible scheduling required 


Qualifications

Skills/Knowledge Required: 


Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety procedures/rules and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Must be able to communicate effectively with institutional personnel, medical staff, donors, and accrediting and regulatory agencies. Ability to consistently perform various manual laboratory duties and techniques on time sensitive material with accurate and precise manipulations. 


A basic knowledge in various computer applications. 

Ability to work with Microsoft Word and Excel required. 

Ability to perform frequent physical tasks with strength and mobility. 

Technologists daily tasks call for extensive walking, standing and occasional lifting of heavy materials. 

Frequent visual demands require macroscopic and microscopic observations. 

Must work in areas where posted Universal Precautions must be observed and practiced. 

There is repeated contact with potential infectious blood products with subsequent risks of acquired infections. 

Technologists work daily with potentially harmful and/or hazardous agents including asphyxiating gases (nitrogen), potentially carcinogenic and/or inflammable chemical reagents and sharps. 


Flexible scheduling needed. Shift schedule is Sunday - Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm. 

Training schedule (1.5 months) will be Monday - Friday.



Additional Information

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