Lab Services Technician

PSC Biotech Corporation; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

PSC Biotech Corporation in Cork is seeking a Lab Services Technician to oversee day-to-day laboratory operations. The role supports Biologics Centre of Excellence studies and guarantees a safe, efficient work environment while maintaining compliance with GMP standards.

You will join a team focused on quality, timely delivery and cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing and QC. An NCEA-related qualification and 1–2 years of GMP-lab housekeeping experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of laboratory housekeeping experience, preferably in GMP facility.
• NCEA certificate in a related discipline or administrative qualification is preferred.
• Ability to document activities and results in Electronic Lab Notebooks or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate laboratory activities with team members and other functions.
• Prepare buffers, media and cleaning solutions; verify pH, conductivity and related attributes.
• Document preparation steps and results in electronic notebooks.
• Attend safety and 6S training and support lab study requests from Manufacturing and QC.
• Assist with equipment and freezer management, calibration checks and daily QA tasks.
• Act as primary lab contact for warehouse, shipping and off-site storage.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Computer literacy

Team collaboration

Education

NCEA certificate or administrative qualification

Job description

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• City Cork
• State/Province Cork
• Country Ireland

Job Description

About PSC Biotech

Who are we?

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm foundedin 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations inIreland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in morethan 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions forQuality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contractmanufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

‘Take your Career to a new Level’

PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy modelby aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes theopportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionalsoperating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract ofemployment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in adiverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the “heartbeat” of PSC Biotech, we provideunparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Developmentin-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate careerprogression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed ourclient’s expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unitdeliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverablesare being met.

Overview:

Lab Services technician oversee all aspects of day-to-daylaboratory operations and ensure timely support for delivery of BiologicsCentre of Excellence (BCoE) lab studies, while maintaining a safe and efficientwork environment.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with team members and other functions toensure all laboratory activities are coordinated.
  
• Prepare buffers, media and cleaning solutions (10 mL –500 L), and verify pH, conductivity, osmolality and other attributes asrequired.
  
• Document all preparation steps and results in ElectronicLab Notebooks (eLN).
  
• Complete required BPD and safety Risk Assessmenttraining.
  
• Support lab-based study requests from Manufacturing andQC.
  
• Perform bio-hazardous waste inactivation.
  
• Clean laboratory equipment, not limited to, biosafetycabinets, incubators, fume hoods, water baths, freezers, fridges on a periodicbasis.
  
• Daily pH/conductivity probe calibrations and freezertemperature checks.
  
• Weekly balance calibrations and fume hood cleaning.
  
• Monthly cleaning of BSCs, water baths, and pH probes.
  
• Freezer management (LN₂ monitoring, defrosts,preventative maintenance).
  
• Liaise with Equipment manager on equipment issues.
  
• Order raw materials and consumables.
  
• Act as the primary lab contact for warehouse, shippingand off-site storage.
  
• Perform water and condensate sampling per procedure forlab RIW, LPUW and clean steam.
  
• Maintain the cell bank dewars with weekly liquid nitrogenrefills.
  
• Alarm monitoring of controlled temperature units.
  
• Support implementation of 6S in the lab.
  
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
  
• Ability to use computer effectively as work requires.
  
• Maintain the fridge and freezer sample tracking system,and perform yearly freezer defrosts.
  

Scope:

Key Performance Metrics:

• Adherence to lab operation plans & deliverables
  
• Adherence to applicable safety and quality requirements,with no observations in compliance audits in area of responsibility.
  
• Efficient communication with stakeholders via DailyManagement System.
  

Education & Experience:

• NCEA certificate in a related discipline oradministrative qualification is preferable.
  
• A minimum of 1-2 years laboratory housekeeping experience(preferably in GMP facility).
  

12 Month of contract with possibility of an extension