MERCK Quality Control Job – Microbiology, Biology, Virology, Biochemistry
New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines to require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
Job Title: Manager, Quality Control
Location West Point, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
Job Type Full Time
Eligibility Criteria:
- B.S/B.A. or M.S in Microbiology, Biology, Virology, Biochemistry, or associated field
Required Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of Three (3) years’ post-degree laboratory, manufacturing, or quality control experience.
- Working knowledge of cGMPs
- Must possess strong communication, project management and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability or aptitude for continuous learning and analytical problem-solving.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Customer service mentality and process improvement experience
- Experience working in Union Environment
- GLIM System experience
Specific duties may include the following:
- Responsible for the activities involved in the login and delivery of samples to the West Point Laboratory Operations areas and is knowledgeable of the processes and procedures associated with this work.
- Responsible for the activities involved in the retention of samples and documentation at the West Point site as well as sample inspections and some shipping activities and is knowledgeable of the processes and procedures associated with this work.
- Responsible for the supervision of hourly employees performing LO sample login and retention tasks.
- Includes scheduling of work assignments based on priorities, being knowledgeable of cGMP, administration of local bargaining agreement, company personnel policies, OSHA requirements and company safety procedures.
- Promotes teamwork and open communication.
- Act as a resource and liaison between clerks and support groups to represent the needs of the laboratory.
- Responsible for performing work accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Responsible for updating SOPs, etc.
- Required to facilitate a relationship with Laboratory Shared Services group
- Represent the laboratory in various Safety and Compliance initiatives, including safety inspections, permeant inspection readiness activities, and regulatory agency visit support.
- Maintain records, develop productivity improvement plans, maintain adequate inventory of supplies, training records, tracking functions such as corrective actions, special projects, etc.
- Supports deviation investigations, out-of-trend results, and test failures associated with product manufacture, release testing, and stability testing.
- Responsible to improve laboratory quality, supporting regulatory inspections, and training other Laboratory Operations managers and/or technicians.
- Responsible for supporting lab projects as a subject matter expert.
MERCK Quality Control Job
