QC Instrument Technician

QC Instrument Technician #24-867 Oakdale, Minnesota Apply for this job now About Us

Pace Life Sciences

Pace makes the world a safer, healthier place. We advance the science of our pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers through the drug development process, from early-phase R&D through clinical trials and GMP commercial product support. For customers with in-house manufacturing and labs, Pace provides professional services to support their operations.

Job Description

Make an impact. Build a career.

At Pace, everything we do is built upon an unwavering commitment to making the world a safer, healthier place. We continually work to develop innovative practices that drive sustainability and empower our partners with accurate, quality data at every critical moment and milestone.

That's why we need you - your curiosity, your talents, and your drive - to help us advance this important work, and your career.

Find your place at Pace

In this position you will help provide operational support and services with regard to quality control, calibration and maintenance of instrumentation. You will help protect and enhance the World's level of food and animal safety.

The primary responsibly of the QC Instrument Technician is routine testing of Food Safety instrumentation to ensure compliance with specified performance standards. You'll receive all the training you need to successfully take on your new role and grow an exciting laboratory sciences career at Pace.

NOTE: This position is expected to last 3+ months

Essential Duties

• Perform sterilization of instrumentation
• Use SAP and Salesforce to check in and update location of instrumentation
• Perform calibration, software upgrades and maintenance of instrumentation
• Ensure instrument cases are properly updated and closed in a timely manner
• Ensure quality product is returned to the customer
• Adhere to GLP/ISO guidelines in daily activities
• Conduct Analysis of products using traditional microbiological techniques such as dilution, pour plating, and filtration
• Perform a wide range of general molecular/microbiology related test methods such as sterility testing, plate counting, and pathogen identification
• Prepare sterile lab media used to conduct testing
• Participate in general laboratory cleaning and maintenance in support of a safe workspace

What you'll bring

• Preferred a BS degree in Biology, Microbiology, or related science
• Some experience with microbiology lab techniques such as pipetting, preparing media, pouring agar, streak plating, etc.
• Strong attention to detail
• Good work ethic
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Bonus: experience in quality control or instrumentation, SAP or Salesforce
• Effective problem solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

What we promise

• Comprehensive benefit program, including medical, vision and dental insurance, 401(k) matching and a tuition reimbursement program
• Opportunities to build a rewarding career
• An inclusive culture that stands for integrity, innovation and growth

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

Additional Information

Benefits

80 hrs of paid vacation per year, 7 paid holidays per year, 2 floating holidays per year (prorated based on start date), 40 hrs paid sick time per year, paid bereavement leave (days based on relation to the employee), 8 hrs paid volunteer time per year, medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, traditional 401k and ROTH 401k with a company match, HSA, FSA, employee referral bonus, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, employee recognition program, voluntary ID theft coverage, voluntary legal coverage, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance, and voluntary critical illness insurance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pace provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Work Schedule Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm (Flexible)

Pace Analytical is an equal opportunity employer.

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