Technician, Environmental Monitoring - Microbiology

Bristol-Myers Squibb is hiring an Environmental Monitoring Technician in Indianapolis, IN. This role involves environmental monitoring in cleanrooms, supporting aseptic manufacturing, ensuring compliance with SOPs, and participating in investigations of environmental excursions. The position requires routine data preparation and laboratory maintenance. The job is primarily first shift, with potential extended hours or weekend work based on manufacturing needs. This role contributes to the production of targeted alpha therapy radiopharmaceuticals.
Job Description

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RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals.

RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is seeking applicants for an Environmental Monitoring Technician. Reporting to the QC Microbiology Manager, the Environmental Monitoring Technician will help support the contamination control and sterility assurance activities for the controlled environments at the manufacturing facility in Indianapolis. This role will conduct environmental monitoring of aseptically produced targeted alpha therapy (TAT) radiopharmaceuticals for RayzeBio’s clinical and commercial programs.

Job Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:
• Perform routine environmental monitoring of cleanrooms such as viable airborne monitoring, non-viable particulate sampling, and viable surface monitoring.
• Support aseptic manufacturing activities such as media fills, personnel sampling, etc.
• Ensure the use of proper aseptic techniques and compliance with SOPs during monitoring of controlled environments and utility systems.
• Prepare sample data, results, reports and other documents that are generated from environmental monitoring activities
• General laboratory housekeeping duties and maintenance of the department and equipment.
• Assist in stocking and organizing lab consumables required for environmental monitoring and microbiology testing.
• Read plates to quantify microbial growth and subculture pure isolates as required.
• Support and provide technical, quality, and/or safety information pertaining to environmental monitoring tests to lab management on routine basis.
• Participate in troubleshooting and investigations of environmental excursions to identify root causes and implement corrective actions as required.
• Ensure compliance with GMP regulations, radiation safety guidelines, and quality standards.
• Perform other duties as required by management.
• Generally first shift (6:00 AM-2:30 PM) Monday-Friday, but extended hours or weekend work based on radiopharmaceutical manufacturing schedule may be required.

Education and Experience:
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in biology, Microbiology, or other Life Science related field and 0-1 years of relevant experience in production or quality control in a cGMP/FDA regulated facility.
• A high school diploma may be acceptable with sufficient prior cleanroom and/or environmental monitoring experience in a cGMP/FDA regulated facility
• Experience with sterile manufacturing and/or radiopharmaceuticals preferred.

Skills and Qualifications
• Highly motivated and organized individual with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work based on multiple workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Excellent professional ethics, integrity, and ability to maintain confidential information.
• Work with computer programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee must be comfortable gowning in PPE for extended periods of time to work in a cleanroom environment and working in manufacturing and laboratory environments ionizing radiation, biohazardous materials, and hazardous chemicals.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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