Sr. Microbiologist Job in Raleigh, North Carolina US
Sr. Microbiologist
Are you Covidien? As a global, $10+ billion healthcare products leader, we deliver outstanding results and innovative solutions for challenging problems. Through progressive thinking and cutting-edge technologies, Covidien is well positioned to lead the way in today's rapidly changing healthcare industry. Whatever your specialty or ambitions, you can make a difference at Covidien - both in the lives of others and your career. At Covidien, we strive to fully understand our marketplace, customers, communities and employees, and we enter into relationships with a sense of honesty, fairness and trust. We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. SUMMARY OF POSITION : To work with and guide the efforts of Microbiology lab personnel to assure test results, procedures, and methods are written, maintained, executed in conformance with current philosophies. To assist with maintenance and analysis of Microbiology data and work with other plant personnel to resolve problems related to actual or potential product quality problems. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Guides Microbiology lab personnel to provide timely microbiological testing service, assisting as a working team member as necessary (requires knowledge of all microbiology Analysts jobs) Implements on-going studies to document the scientific suitability of test methodologies fundamental to conformance and assessment Heads-on, when needed to perform microbiology testings such as EM program,water testing and other. Serves as a leader for all the other Microbiology personnel in learning new tasks or new ways to perform old tasks Analyzes trends microbiology data on a monthly basis to identify potential concerns with product quality and correct deviant situations Leads studies to support sterilization validation and validation of endotoxin removal. Ability to write effective investigations for out of trend results and exceeded action leads. Ability to represent the microbiology department on relevant teams (Kaizen, Lean Sigma) to assist in improving the processes throughout the facility. Ability to write/revise microbiology and other relevant SOP's/protocols as required. DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Work safely in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures and in a manner that eliminates unreasonable risk to health and the environment. Notify management of unsafe conditions or practices, unlawful activities and activities which present unreasonable health and/or environmental risk. Report all safety and/or environmental incidents to management immediately. Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.