The Company
As the global leader in point-of-care diagnostics, Our client offers the broadest portfolio of best-in-class rapid tests, services, and handheld devices across all healthcare settings: the lab, the clinic, remote healthcare outposts, retail outlets, the patient's bedside and at home.
Responsibilities
This qualified and motivated Lab Technician will join a dynamic R&D team to support the development of novel immunoassays. This individual will join a team to help plan, design, and conduct advanced studies. He or she will anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical problems. He or she will act as independent contributor or interact/coordinate with other groups and functions on project development and improvement. The candidate will conduct lab experiments, maintain data records, analyse data from experiments, and formulate conclusions. The successful candidate must have strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Complete assigned tasks and support assay execution in a cleanroom/high biosafety level environment.
* Under direction, develops and maintain documents to support Design History File.
* Draft and submit defined protocols in collaboration with the R&D team to perform testing and data analysis.
* Prepares reports and may deliver presentations to internal groups. Shares knowledge and expertise with others in work group.
* Centre of Excellence R&D lab set-up: Author standard operating procedures, Lab equipment procurement and purchase co-ordination, laboratory equipment and maintenance documentation.
* Author/revise Operating Procedures and other documentation as appropriate.
* Ensure safe work practices and behaviour on the job at all times.
* Ensure that activities are completed within budget e.g. waste levels, per plan requirements.
* Ensure quality compliance by adhering to internal procedures and supporting quality management system documentation implementation.
Experience
* Higher Certificate, Ordinary or Honours Bachelor's Degree in scientific and technical field is desired or relevant combination of education and experience.
* 18 months experience and a proven track record in a relevant industrial environment.
* Willing to learn, understand and train in design and optimisation of serological diagnostic tests.
* Willing to take on new and challenging assignments and to implement new ideas or alternative solutions.
* Capable of adjusting to dynamic working environment and changing priorities, and of ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.
* Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
* Understands statistical analysis.
* Open and collaborative style.
* Proficiency in technical writing and data presentation for data summary and technical reports.
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