1-year mission - Starting date : ASAP

Job summary

The Microbiology Associate will support for routine cGMP manufacturing operations of the contract biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility of KBI Biopharma at Geneva, Switzerland. Within the Microbiology Department, he/she performs various analyses in compliance with KBI Biopharma procedures and field quality standards (cGMP). He/She is responsible for, but not limited to, laboratory support, program testing, reporting of results or execution of protocols. More broadly, the Microbiology Associate contributes with the other departments of the KBI Geneva site to ensure patient safety and compliance to regulatory guidelines, as well as timely delivery of products to customers for patients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs environmental (air viable/non-viable, surface), clean utilities (water, stream), gas (CDA, CO2, O2) and personal control (microbial monitoring) collection in the Manufacturing and related areas of the new KBI GMP facility
• Runs laboratory analyses performed by the Microbiology department (e.g., bioburden, endotoxin, media release, IPC/product testing, TOC, conductivity, etc.), performs routine tasks such as microorganism maintenance, microbial identification or environmental control media plate reading, and participates to stock management of culture media, reagents, and lab small material
• Reports the microbiological events issued from the various monitoring's and/or from the Microbiology laboratory activities; supports in GMP compliance for data, participates in event investigation and in the implementation of preventive and / or corrective action plans that may result
• Ensures that the Microbiology laboratory is maintained daily in order and ready for inspection (e.g., cleanliness maintaining, proper labelling, correct handling and storage of biohazards / chemicals)
• Follows KBI's procedures, documents according to GMP standards and adheres to sites safety rules

Minimum Requirements

• CFC (Swiss Federal Certificate of Competence) in Microbiology, BS in Science or equivalent, preferably including practical or professional training; Master with 1-year related experience and/or equivalent training
• 3-5 years of technical management experience with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a GMP laboratory, preferably in microbiology
• Good interpersonal and team player skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, accuracy and attention to detail
• Usual computer tools
• Fluent in French and working knowledge of English

Working Conditions

• Flexibility is required to ensure work during some weekends and bank holidays and on-call activities
• Please note that due to the position's location, we can only consider candidates with European passports or Swiss working permits/citizenship

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KBI Biopharma is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. Any employee entering a KBI site located in the US must inform KBI Biopharma of their vaccination status and must submit their vaccination status. All vaccinated employees are required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination, with a COVID-19 vaccination which has been granted FDA approval or Emergency Use Authorization.

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is an EEO/AA employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. Therefore, all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status, are strongly encouraged to apply.

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