Senior Microbiologist in Carrigtwohill, Ireland

12 month contract with full Stryker benefits

What you will do :

Will work within the microbiology team, under general supervision, with responsibility to ensure effective and efficient sterility practices, which includes, but not limited to the following:

• Environmental monitoring of cleanrooms for viable air, viable surface and particulate in line with ISO 14644 standards.

• Monitoring of utilities including all grades of water, and where necessary, compressed air.

• Co-ordination of samples for bioburden and endotoxin testing.

• Ordering consumables (media etc) and general stock for day-to-day running of laboratory.

• Applying cGLP to all laboratory activities including stock control.

• Performing sampling for validations and re-qualifications as required.Review of validation files for compliance.

• Strong interactions, maintainance and support of sterility suppliers.

• Interact with Supplier quality team with respect to vendor sterility topics.

• Interpreting sampling and monitoring data, applies statistical and analysis techniques, to determine control and trending.

• Leads NC and CAPA generation and resolution within the Microbiology group and across related business units. Strong competency in troubleshooting, correction of NC and root cause analysis.

• Performs sterility release review, intepretaing data and trends.

• Performs sterilisation validations and re-qualifications in line with relevant BS EN ISO standards.

• Continually identifies opportunity for stabilization of trends, statistical control of processes to allow cost saving.

• Mentors and trains team and cross functional groups as required (induction, GMP etc)

• Subject matter expert to internal & external regulatory requirements, (including but not limited to European RHQ, Division, Corporate, FDA, ISO, MDD, and individual country regulatory requirements)

What you will need:

• Bachelor degree/ Masters of Microbiology or equivalent (Level 8)

• Minimum of 2 years in Microbiology/Quality/Regulatory Affairs environment

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