Bioassay Scientist FTC

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Piramal Pharma Solutions

Piramal Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing  organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end development and manufacturing  solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our clients through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.  

This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including Drug Discovery  Solutions, Process & Pharmaceutical Development services, Clinical Trial  Supplies, Commercial supply of APIs and Finished dosage forms. We also offer  specialized services like development and manufacture of Highly Potent APIs  and Antibody Drug Conjugation.  

Our capability as an integrated service provider  & experience with various technologies enables us to serve Innovator and  Generic companies worldwide.  

For more details, please visit : www.piramalpharmasolutions.com

Job Title

Bioassay Scientist FTC

Job Description

We are actively looking for a 12 month FTC Bioassay Scientist that is responsible for the method development, qualification/validation, technical transfer, stability and QC release testing within the Bio-Assay team. This role specialises in bioanalytical techniques such as ELISA and cell-based potency assays.

As part of this 12 month FTC, the key roles and responsibilities include:

•Establish own day to day priorities. General guidance and long-term objectives are provided by the Bio-Assay Senior team.

•Provide project support for routine Bio-Assay QC and stability testing, method development, technical transfer and validation activities according to defined SOPs and protocols and in compliance with best cGMP working practices and techniques.

•Check and review data in compliance with Data Integrity requirements.

•Maintain laboratory areas, ensuring procedures are complied with to meet client, regulatory, GMP and safety requirements. Be accountable for the bioassay laboratories being clean, tidy and well-organised and in a state of continuous inspection readiness.

•Execute calibration of equipment and instruments, informing relevant personnel in a timely manner of any failure of calibration.  Carry out general maintenance and housekeeping of equipment. 

•Ensure that at any time equipment, facilities and materials used in the area of responsibility comply with defined standards.

•Provide training and troubleshooting support to Development and Quality Control groups as required.

•Engage in specified compliance and improvement projects.

•Workload planning with other staff to ensure required timelines are met.

•Provide cover for other Bio-Assay Scientists as required.    

•Have ownership and ensure timely close out of deviations, investigations, change controls and commitment tracking. 

•Immediately escalate and report and deviations to materials, facilities, processes or procedures to Bio-assay and QC management.

•Assist Bio-Assay team in the implementation of measures and targets:

     1.Release, Stability, Development, technical transfer and validation

     2.Troubleshooting

     3.Deviation, change control and commitment tracking close out

•Ensure economic use of labour, materials, energy and services, proposing and implementing measures for cost reduction and waste minimisation to meet the department and site targets. 

•Support and provide training of new members of staff to the company/department.

•Apply best cGMP work-practices and techniques to manage the testing and release bulk drug substance, final products and stability products within specification and in accordance with Data Integrity requirements, Annex 11 Computerised Systems and 21CFRpart11 Good Documentation Practices for Electronic Data

•Uphold cGMP principles and ESH standards in his/her area of responsibility, continually seek opportunities to improve and enhance standards, and encourage other staff to do likewise.

•Provide Bio-assay project support, have involvement in decisions on scheduling of release, stability, development, technical transfer and validation in conjunction with other technical staff.

•Identify opportunities for improved methods of working to enhance efficiency, cost control and safety/GMP performance.

•Assist in the introduction of new equipment by supporting IQ/OQ/PQ and comparison studies where applicable

•Be the system owners of Bio-Assay equipment, assisting in equipment periodic reviews, monitoring and maintaining calibration status of equipment within the Bio-Assay department.

•Write and update of SOPs, instructions and protocols and other documentation

•Actively contribute to department and site audit readiness requirements including any continuous improvement initiatives.