Quality Control Laboratory & Clinical Animal Operations Scientist(Assignment)
TekWissen LLC
- Charles City, IA
- 2 days ago
- $22
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Skills
- Animal Careunmatched
- Animal Husbandryunmatched
- Animal Researchunmatched
- Asepsisunmatched
- Assaysunmatched
- Bacteriologyunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Biologyunmatched
- Cleanroomunmatched
- Clinical Facilitiesunmatched
- Clinical Laboratoryunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)unmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Diversityunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Farmingunmatched
- GLP (Good Laboratory Practices)unmatched
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
- Geneticsunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Immunologyunmatched
- Instrumentationunmatched
- International Healthunmatched
- Inventory Levelsunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Laboratoryunmatched
- Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)unmatched
- Laboratory Managementunmatched
- Laboratory Testingunmatched
- Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Material Movingunmatched
- Medical Productsunmatched
- Microbiologyunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Physical Demandsunmatched
- Precision Testingunmatched
- Product Safetyunmatched
- Product Supportunmatched
- Product Testingunmatched
- Quality Controlunmatched
- Quality System Requirements (QSR)unmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Safety Trainingunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
- Test Requirementsunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Vaccinationunmatched
- Workforce Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
Description
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on more than 65 years of experience, it deliver quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.
Job Title: Quality Control Laboratory & Clinical Animal Operations Scientist(Assignment)
Location: Charles City, IA 50616
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Monday-Friday, 6AM-2:30PM
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on more than 65 years of experience, it deliver quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.
Job Title: Quality Control Laboratory & Clinical Animal Operations Scientist(Assignment)
Location: Charles City, IA 50616
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Monday-Friday, 6AM-2:30PM
Job Description:
- This Assignment role is split across two work areas:
- First half of assignment: Bacteriology/Immunology QC laboratory supporting product testing and GMP-compliant operations.
- Second half of assignment: Clinical/animal-side operations supporting product release studies and laboratory animal handling in a regulated environment.
- The technician will perform routine testing and support activities under supervision while following company quality systems, regulatory requirements, and safety and animal welfare standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Bacteriology/Immunology Laboratory (first half of contract)
- Test samples from manufacturing to ensure quality and compliance using applicable assays and good aseptic practices.
- Perform pipetting and other routine bench techniques to support assay execution.
- Prepare media and reagents; support media fill inspections.
- Maintain testing schedules and assist with reagent/supply planning to ensure uninterrupted workflow.
- Complete documentation in accordance with cGMP and data integrity expectations.
- Clean and maintain laboratory equipment, instrumentation, and facility areas; support routine equipment monitoring.
- Follow all applicable quality standards, policies, and procedures.
- Provide minimal input/support for laboratory investigations (LIR) and other assigned project support.
- Develop working knowledge of QC software used in routine work, including MODA EM and zLIMS/SAP.
- Follow established safety practices at all times.
- Clinical/Animal-Side Operations (second half of contract)
- Perform product release safety and potency testing under supervision, following established regulatory and company standards.
- Maintain laboratory animal care by adhering to best practices and ethical responsibilities consistent with IACUC, AAALAC, and other regulatory guidelines.
- Accurately record laboratory observations and test results; promptly report deviations or concerns to senior team members.
- Assist with monitoring and maintaining inventory levels of animal/lab supplies and equipment to support consistent workflow and compliance.
- Support upkeep, cleanliness, and routine maintenance of work areas to maintain a safe, organized, and compliant environment.
- Build understanding of assigned testing requirements to communicate effectively with senior staff and the team leader regarding testing schedules and animal distribution.
- Contribute to a collaborative, solutions-focused team culture that supports continuous improvement and ethical conduct.
- Develop knowledge of the on-site IACUC, its expectations, and the application of Animal Usage Protocols (AUPs).
- Participate in laboratory investigations as directed, assisting with data collection and reporting when needed.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Animal Science, or related field preferred.
- Ability to follow written procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and quality documentation requirements.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
- Comfort working in a regulated environment with strict adherence to GMP/GLP, safety, and animal welfare standards.
- Willingness to work across both laboratory and animal/clinical environments during the contract term.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with aseptic technique, media preparation, and routine microbiology/immunology testing.
- Familiarity with cGMP documentation practices and deviation/investigation support.
- Experience using laboratory/QC systems such as MODA EM, LIMS, and/or SAP (or comparable platforms).
- Prior experience working with laboratory animals and understanding of IACUC/AUP expectations.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Work may involve standing for extended periods, repetitive pipetting/hand motions, and lifting/moving materials (within site guidelines).
- PPE required; work may occur in controlled laboratory spaces and animal facility/clinical areas.
- Must be able to follow biosafety and animal facility entry/exit procedures.
- Capability of performing physical labor and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Compliance & Values
- Commitment to quality, safety, data integrity, and ethical conduct.
- Commitment to animal welfare and responsible research practices
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Charles City, IA |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $22 |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.tekwissen.com/ |
About Company
WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE
TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.
To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.
Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.
It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.
Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.