Quality Control Laboratory Technician, Microbiology

1 month ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom AstraZeneca Full time

12 month contract


Make a meaningful impact on people’s lives with life-changing medicines

In Quality, our work is important and valued. An unrivalled forward-looking attitude, there’s no better place to work at the forefront and learn how to add real value to a business throughout the lifecycle of our products – discovery, development and commercialisation. Here you’ll feel empowered to step up, follow the science and evidence to make decisions that put patients first.


Our Macclesfield campus

The Macclesfield site is our second largest manufacturing site and the largest UK based campus, from which our medicines are manufacture, packaged and distributed to over 130 countries globally. People are at the very heart of AstraZeneca and the facilities around site support this. You will find an onsite gym, restaurants, parking, on-site holiday childcare and much more.


The business area

The Microbiology Group in the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) performs Quality Control testing and process assurance activities for all production plants on Macclesfield Site plus contract work for Pharmaceutical Development.


The role

Due to expansion of the business, we currently have multiple opportunities for Quality Control Microbiology Technician to formally clear or reject products from the Quality Control laboratory teams against agreed Quality Standards within agreed customer service lead times. Based in the Microbiology QAD laboratories, you must have the flexibility to work within any one of the testing or environmental monitoring teams and you must be prepared to work in an aseptic environment and successfully acquire an aseptic license.


Responsibilities:

  • Using state of the art microbiology technology including PCR, Rapid microbiology techniques, Nexus endotoxin machines, Maldi-Tof ID, you will actively participate in microbiological product testing, sterility testing, environmental monitoring, microbiological and chemical water testing, microbial identification and media preparation.
  • Responsible for formally clearing or rejecting products, materials and laboratory results against the agreed Quality Standards to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of these products to the customer or user.
  • Ensuring that the appropriate quality systems are followed in order for the laboratory to meet its responsibilities with respect to GCLP (Good Control Laboratory Practice), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety, Health and Environment.


Essential Skills & Experience

  • Degree in Biology/equivalent or equivalent in experience
  • Practical microbiological laboratory experience
  • Knowledge of cGLP and GMP
  • Ability to work independently out of hours


Why AstraZeneca…

What we do is important and valued – we make a real-life difference to patients. Here we have built an unrivalled reputation in Quality, through our ‘Total Quality’ culture that takes us beyond pure compliance



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