Job Description
Shift: 1st shift Mon-Fri
Top 3 Skills and Qualities We're Looking For
As a Lab Technician, you will support laboratory and cleanroom testing activities to help ensure product quality, contamination control, and regulatory compliance. This is an entry-level role where you will carry out routine environmental monitoring, microbiological and chemical testing, and assist with quality system activities in a controlled laboratory environment.
You will be expected to follow cleanroom behaviours, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and quality standards at all times to support manufacturing and quality control operations.
What You'll Be Doing
Cleanroom and Environmental Monitoring
You will carry out microbiological and chemical testing, including:
Essential
This role provides a strong foundation in contamination control, microbiology, and quality systems, with opportunities to progress into:
Top 3 Skills and Qualities We're Looking For
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Basic microbiology laboratory skills, including aseptic techniques and sample handling.
- Good communication and teamwork skills, with a proactive and reliable approach to work.
As a Lab Technician, you will support laboratory and cleanroom testing activities to help ensure product quality, contamination control, and regulatory compliance. This is an entry-level role where you will carry out routine environmental monitoring, microbiological and chemical testing, and assist with quality system activities in a controlled laboratory environment.
You will be expected to follow cleanroom behaviours, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and quality standards at all times to support manufacturing and quality control operations.
What You'll Be Doing
Cleanroom and Environmental Monitoring
- Follow and maintain qualification in ISO 7 and ISO 8 cleanroom gowning procedures to ensure contamination control standards are met.
- Perform routine Environmental Monitoring (EM), including viable and non-viable sampling in classified cleanroom areas.
- Monitor cleanroom conditions and report any deviations from expected standards.
You will carry out microbiological and chemical testing, including:
- Bioburden
- Bacterial Endotoxin (LAL)
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
- Conductivity
- Perform particulate matter testing in accordance with USP <788>requirements.
- Assist with sample preparation, handling, and documentation.
- Support the incubation, enumeration, and recording of microbiological results.
- Perform growth promotion testing and sterility verification of media.
- Record and report data accurately in line with laboratory procedures.
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and work instructions at all times.
- Support investigations into deviations, non-conformances, and Out-of-Specification (OOS) results.
- Assist with the implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
- Maintain accurate and compliant documentation to support audits and inspections.
- Assist with trending environmental and laboratory data.
- Support the preparation of routine reports, including monthly and quarterly summaries.
- Escalate any abnormal trends or results to senior staff.
- Participate in daily team meetings (e.G., SQDIP) and contribute to problem-solving activities.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Manufacturing, and Facilities.
- Support updates to work instructions and laboratory documentation when required.
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Microbiology, Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
- Basic understanding of laboratory techniques and aseptic practices.
- Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills.
- Ability to follow procedures and work in a regulated environment.
- Exposure to ISO 7 and ISO 8 cleanroom environments.
- Basic knowledge of environmental monitoring or microbiological testing.
- Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), quality systems, or regulated industries.
- You will work in controlled laboratory and cleanroom environments.
- You will be required to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and cleanroom gowning.
- The role may involve standing for extended periods and handling laboratory equipment.
This role provides a strong foundation in contamination control, microbiology, and quality systems, with opportunities to progress into:
- Senior Lab Technician
- Microbiologist
- Quality Control (QC) / Quality Assurance (QA) roles
- Contamination Control and Sterility Assurance Specialist roles
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Westborough, MA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $34.48 |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills
- Asepsisunmatched
- Career Developmentunmatched
- Cleanroomunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Environmental Monitoringunmatched
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
- Laboratoryunmatched
- Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
- Laboratory Managementunmatched
- Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
- Laboratory Testingunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Microbiologyunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Quality Assuranceunmatched
- Quality Controlunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Sample/Specimen Processingunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Support Documentationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Testingunmatched
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