Laboratory Associate Sampling

About the job

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lengnau
 

DESCRIPTION:
The Laboratory Associate sampling person is responsible for providing services and support activities within the QC department and to external partners/customers related to all sampling activities while maintaining sample submissions and organization of the facility. This role is based in the Lengnau site.

Key responsibilities include:
• Sampling of plant and clean utilities: different water types, compressed gases, clean steam
• Sampling of cleaning validation samples
• Sampling of raw materials
• Environmental monitoring sampling
• Daily laboratory maintenance (support, washers, waste disposal)
• Supporting the organization of the daily operations of all QC laboratories
• Performing sampling within the QC sampling unit
• Sample logistics (receipt, storage, SM LIMS registration, aliquoting, distribution and disposition of samples)
• Support of raw material sampling sessions at external warehouse (3PL)
• Supporting external shipment of QC samples (third party laboratories, suppliers or customers)
• Accurate recording of sampling protocols and storage of samples
• Supporting the day-to-day operations of all QC laboratories (materials management, equipment maintenance, FMS monitoring, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS:
• Strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, and safety guidelines
• Ability to maintain compliance in assigned work and follow all safety procedures
• Strong documentation skills to meet cGMP/cGDP requirements
• Ability to suggest and implement procedures to improve sampling
• Attention to detail and accuracy in recording sampling protocols and storing samples
• Flexibility to support various laboratory operations and maintenance tasks
• Knowledge of laboratory equipment and sampling techniques
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Education:

Completed apprenticeship or traineeship in the pharmaceutical or food sector (ideal), alternatively lateral entrance with technical training.
• Ability to work independently in accordance with internal work procedures and accurate documentation.
• Customer focus and team spirit.
• Fluent in English
• Highly accurate and reliable working style .

Experience:
Required: Minimum of 2 years industry experience in a technical environment.
Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment