Scientist
- Job Title: Scientist
- Location: Houston, TX, 77047
- Duration: 6 Months
- Job Type: Contract
- Work Type: Onsite
- Shift: Night shift – 07:00 PM to 07:30 AM - 12 hour rotating shifts - 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off
Note: Selected candidates must be available for training, five days a week, for the initial 4 to 6 weeks.
Summary:
- The Core Technician is a Scientist role and will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks associated with the production of sterile biological pharmaceutical products.
Key responsibilities:
- Knowledgeable and complies with all pertinent safety policies, rules and regulations.
- Ensure that all team members comply with safety rules and regulations.
- Maintenance of quality systems and cGMP compliance for the business by ensuring that all team members comply with processes, procedures and instructions for all activities in which the team participates.
- Able to perform procedures according to written guidelines and recognize a deviation from accepted practice.
- A majority of the work is done in cleanroom environment.
- While working in the cleanroom, scrubs, hairnet, shoe covers, hood, gown, mask, boots and two pairs of gloves are required.
- Must be capable of motivating others, creating a positive work climate where inter-departmental collaboration, coaching and performance feedback are continuous.
- Capable of clearly assigning objectives, clearly setting and measuring and monitoring progress, marshaling resources and handling competing priorities.
- Experienced at establishing clear directions, leading others and bringing out their best.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences is required.
- Minimum 1 to 3 years’ experience in gene editing, and NGS is required.
- Experience in a cGMP clinical production environment is highly desirable.