Amgen

Pharmaceuticals

SeniorAssociate-QCTechnicalServices

Ireland FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Associate - QC Technical Services at Amgen. Skills: Equipment Qualification, Equipment Maintenance, Data Integrity, cGXP. Plan, execute, document qualification, calibration, maintenance of laboratory systems. Manage and coordinate schedules of Calibration Technicians”

Industry & Context.

Pharmaceuticals
Problems you'll solve

investigations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in a Science related field, Minimum of 5 + years of laboratory experience in a cGXP laboratory environment, exposure to analytical instrument validation, Detailed knowledge of the methodology and instrumentation and analytical techniques used for biopharmaceutical testing, Understanding of current regulatory requirements for cGXP laboratory equipment validation and electronic record integrity

Nice to Have

Demonstrated success in managing an equipment qualification or maintenance program

What You'll Do.

document qualification

maintenance of laboratory systems

Manage and coordinate schedules of Calibration Technicians

Track and manage maintenance and calibration activities

Author/own and approve Validation Life Cycle documents

Act as system owner in technical services team

Contribute to team training and mentoring

Select and procure laboratory equipment

Own and project manage change controls

Develop and maintain equipment qualification project plan

Generate and resolve protocol deviations

Write/contribute to equipment operating procedures

Design and conduct training for QC staff

Develop and maintain Data Integrity Assessments

Conduct periodic reviews of instrument validation

Manage laboratory equipment replacement

Support Safety related investigations

Develop and own maintenance and calibration programmes

Perform assessment/review of pharmacopeia updates

Plan and conduct routine calibration

Coordinate equipment repairs and maintenance with vendors

Carry out equipment maintenance

Lead programmes to improve equipment performance

Alert Quality Control Management of equipment failures

Conduct impact assessments/investigations

Serve as point of contact with vendors

Review and file calibration and maintenance documentation

Coordinate audit of new vendors

Support deviations and investigations

Defend Amgen’s Laboratory systems validation philosophy

Contribute to a culture of CI

Participate in technical project teams

Support Global/Enterprise System Lifecycle management

Support laboratory investigations and deviations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Contribute to team training and mentoring; Work with product team; Participate in technical project teams; Support Global/Enterprise System Lifecycle management

Communication Scope

Communicate

Process & Methodology

Project management, Project management programmes

Full Job Description

## **Career Category** Quality ## ## **Job Description** **Level 4 -** Job Description - **Amgen Dun Laoghaire - Dublin** **System Owner – F &E Senior Associate – QC Equipment Support** **Overview:** Supporting the technical services team, the Senior Associate is responsible for planning, executing and documenting the qualification, calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory systems for cGMP Quality Control laboratory facilities at Amgen Dun Laoghaire. Responsible for managing & coordinating the schedules of Calibration Technicians & ensuring that all maintenance & calibration activities are tracked & managed through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Maximo. Responsible for authoring/owning and approving Validation Life Cycle documents for computer related systems including responsibility for Data Integrity testing and business administration of Laboratory Computer Related systems. The Senior Associate will act as system owner in the technical services team and will contribute to team training and mentoring. **Key Responsibilities** Supporting the Quality Control Laboratories, the System Owner is responsible for the complete life cycle of QC equipment. Responsibilities include Equipment Lifecyle management * Select and procure laboratory equipment in accordance with Amgen requirements. * Owns and project manages change controls and adhere to Change Control metrics. * Planning, executing and documenting the qualification of new laboratory equipment in a cGxP regulated environment. * Developing and maintaining an equipment qualification project plan, requirements, qualification protocols and summary reports as part of the commissioning of new laboratory equipment. * Generation and resolution of protocol deviations as required. * Writing/contributing to equipment operating procedures and manuals. * Designing and conducting training for QC staff, and other department staff as applicable. * Developing and maintaining Data Integrity Assessments

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