Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-centre dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; surgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter’s employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.
Post : Research Associate III, Microbial Testing
Job Description
This position leads the Sterility Assurance Microbiology Team in the qualification of sterilization processes, in the performance of microbiological testing and in the development of microbial control programs
• Develops design strategies or research projects, which are non-routine within areas of expertise to address specific technical requirements of a project.
• Studies, designs and recommendations reflect impact by and to related disciplines.
• Displays a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by other disciplines outside the primary area of expertise.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Contribute to technical feasibility analysis of complex research and design concepts.
- Evaluate results relative to product requirements, definitions and/or program goals.
- Independently plan and execute a series of design and/or technical tasks that may not be well-defined, have multiple variables, and require advanced techniques within negotiated deadlines.
- Play a lead role in the evaluation, selection and adaptation of various techniques, which accomplish business objectives such as quality and cycle-time.
- May provide training and supervision to junior members within the discipline. Routinely provide advice and assistance to team members regarding unique problems.
- Devise new approaches to complex problems through adaptations and modifications of standard technical principles. Incorporate new methods and technologies for improving existing or new products/processes.
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant QSRs and other regulatory requirements related to R&D (product development, design and safety) to ensure compliance in all research, data collection and reporting activities.
- Develop budgets and activity schedules of limited scope.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of GxP and related regulations and guidance.
- Maintain focus on meeting both external and internal customer expectations
Candidate Profile
• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years’ experience or 3-5 years’ experience with Masters and 0-3 years’ experience with PhD.
• Demonstrated competency in microbiological aspects of one or more of sterilization technologies including moist heat, aseptic processing, radiation or ethylene oxide; the development of comprehensive environmental monitoring and control programs and/or the performance of sterility assurance related microbiological testing methodologies.
• Possess relevant laboratory/technical, writing, and computer skills.
• Ability to organize and communicate complex information that engages the audience.
• Utilize a logical, methodical approach in independently solving problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations.
• Ability to make decisions when provided with limited information.
• Contribute to efforts beyond own scope of responsibilities to ensure project milestones are met.
• Ability to articulate customer needs and incorporate into work product.
• Ability to effectively mentor junior level associates.
• Ability to make routine decisions independently.
• Ability to design experiments and draw meaningful conclusions from lab data.
Additional Information
Experience : 0-7 years
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree, Masters, Ph.D
Location : Bangalore
Industry Type : Pharma
Functional Area : Research and Development
End Date : 21st June, 2018
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