Associate I, Quality Control (Tues. - Sat. 12:30pm to 9:00pm)

BioCT Innovation Commons; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

MannKind Corporation in Danbury, CT is seeking a Quality Control Laboratory Support Associate to help maintain a compliant QC lab. You will clean glassware, benches and instruments and keep inventories updated.

The role focuses on maintaining samples, standards and reagents inventories, disposing expired materials, and supporting lab operations while following GxP and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• High School/GED with 0–2 years related experience or the equivalent.
• Some laboratory experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cleaning of glassware, benches, and instruments.
• Maintain inventories for samples and standards.
• Support lab operations and maintain supplies.
• Maintain chemical and reagent inventories.
• Dispose of expired chemicals, reagents, standards and samples.
• Ensure timely waste disposal from the lab.
• Apply basic GxP knowledge daily.
• Follow written test methods and procedures.
• Observe all company, health, safety and environmental guidelines.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Access

Job description

MannKind Corporation focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative inhaled therapeutic products and devices to address serious unmet medical needs for those living with endocrine and orphan lung diseases. Our signature technologies - dry-powder formulations and inhalation devices - offer rapid and convenient delivery of medicines to the deep lung where they can exert an effect locally or enter the systemic circulation, depending on the target indication.

Job Summary

Provides general support to maintain quality control laboratory within the company. Ensures that the quality control laboratory, bench surfaces, and instruments are cleaned, organized and maintained on routine basis. Sample, Standards, Chemicals, Reagents inventories are updated, and maintained on monthly basis.

**This shift is Tuesday to Saturday, 12:30pm to 9:00pm**

Essential duties and key job responsibilities and essential functions.

• Conduct routine cleaning/washing of glassware, bench surfaces and instruments
• Samples and Standards inventories are performed, and enough stock shall be maintained
• Support laboratory operations as necessary, including but not limited to maintaining lab supplies
• Chemicals and Regents inventories are performed, and enough stock shall be maintained
• Expired Chemicals, Regents, Standards, Samples shall be disposed
• Ensuring timely waste disposal from the lab
• Applies general knowledge of GxP daily
• Follows written test methods and procedures
• Responsible for observing all Company, Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines.

Duties and responsibilities are not limited to the work listed above and may include other assignments as necessary.As a member of the Quality organization at MannKind Corp. the incumbent is also expected to use quantitative reasoning; and to be professional, committed to excellence, customer focused, detail oriented, a communicator, and a team player.

Minimum qualifications to perform the job; specific skills, education, knowledge and job experience necessary to perform essential duties; physical requirements for job if any.

• High School/GED with minimum of 0 - 2 years related experience or the equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Some experience in a laboratory setting
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Access, Excel, Word and Power Point skills

(Where reference is made to regulatory environment requirements and/or compliance this includes all applicable regulations i.e. FDA, ISO 13485, European requirements, etc.)