Work Schedule
Rotational days/weekendsEnvironmental Conditions
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Location/Division Specific Information:
Quality Control – Microbiology / Realease Testing Team Monza
How Will You Make an Impact?:
As Microbiological Testing Technician, you will join the QC Microbiological Lab, reporting to the laboratory team leader. Using your technical and analytical skills, you will support Grade-A sterile production operations by ensuring the quality control microbiology testing.
You will thrive in a fast-paced team of professionals, passionate about sterile drugs production and for delivering life-saving drug products to patients across the world!
A Day in the Life:
perform biological and microbiologial analysis of raw materials and finished products in accordance with the cGMP (sterility, bioburden and endotoxin testing), and presenting in a timely manner to the supervisor any anomalies;
perform microbiological validation activities;
review laboratory records;
prepare and sterilize culture media and controls as required by SOP;
work in support of sterile production departments;
look after the instruments, materials and working environment
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
MSc in biology or biotechnology
Experience:
2–5 years of experience in a microbiology laboratory within the pharmaceutical or medical device industry (preferred).
Experience in microbiological validation activities (preferred).
Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Sterility testing
- Bioburden testing
- Bacterial endotoxins testing (LAL)
- Method suitability studies
Knowledge of GMP guidelines and pharmacopoeial requirements.
Familiarity with validation protocols and technical reporting.
Strong understanding of aseptic techniques and microbiological laboratory practices.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
The role requires routine work in a microbiology laboratory within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.Regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required.The position involves prolonged standing, repetitive manual activities (e.g., pipetting, sample handling), and occasional lifting of laboratory materials and equipment.The role may require flexible working hours based on project timelines, validation activities, or production support needs.Strict adherence to biosafety, aseptic techniques, and contamination control procedures is mandatory.