Job title : Engineering Lab Technician III
Client : Medical Device Manufacturing Company
Duration : 02 years
Location : Plymouth Minnesota 55441
Shift : 1st Shift
Technical Skills:
Must Have:
- BA/BS in Chemistry BioChemistry Chemical Engineering or equivalent
- Experience with new product development
Nice To Have:
- Experience with biological assays and methods (e.g. ELISA assays standard 96well plate assays)
- Expertise in analytical test method development and validation: HPLC and GC
- Expertise with analytical instrumentation: HPLCDAD GPC GCFID/MS Karl Fischer FTIR UVVis and Rheology
Top 3 Skills Sets Required:
- Experience with analytical methods for new product development
- Strong problemsolving capabilities
- Solid oral and written communication skills
3 Main Responsibilities / DaytoDay Activities:
- Characterization of materials and components using established testing methods
- Development and optimization of chemical processes and associated test methods under the direction of engineers and scientists
- Preparation of solutions using standard laboratory equipment and techniques to handle solutions
Products Will This Role Support:
- This position will support R&T and will be spread across all five therapy areas. The initial effort will support PAD with emphasis on DCB.
Years of Experience:
5 years
Job Description:
Responsibilities May Include:
- Performs a variety of technical procedures such as preparing routine solutions and reagents and performing routine reactions
- Makes and records observations; performs simple calculations; collects and prepares data for evaluation
- Conducts laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment arranging and dismantling apparatus and collecting washing and storing glassware
- Performs technical and recordkeeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements
- May analyze compounds and manage corporate compound collection
- Performs technical procedures in areas including: Production Research and Development Quality Control/Assurance and/or Compliance/Environmental
Technician Support Career Stream:
- Provides technical support in areas such as production operations maintenance safety testing process improvement or product development
- Uses schematics diagrams written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components equipment or systems
- Gathers maintains formats compiles and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures
- Performs detailed mathematical calculations
- May suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes
Differentiating Factors:
- Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor working under limited supervision providing assistance and training to lowerlevel employees. Runs minor projects including performing tests interpreting data and developing reports
- Organizational Impact: Performs technical activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects. Work consists of technical tasks that are typically not routine
- Innovation and Complexity: Technical problems faced are general and may require analysis to understand and resolve. Expected to independently propose solutions for supervisor review
- Communication and Influence: Communicates typically with internal contacts. Obtains and provides technical information on matters of moderate importance
- Leadership and Talent Management: Responsible for providing guidance coaching and training to other employees within the job area
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Requires complete and broad knowledge of operational systems techniques and practices typically gained through extensive experience and/or education
- Requires a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; may require vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience
Background:
- This role is an individual contributor within Clients Peripheral Vascular Health operating unit which employs the full breadth of our talent technologies products services and solutions to address the needs of customers and patients across the globe.
- We focus on transforming global vascular disease management.
Main Purpose:
- Assist engineers in setting up and conducting R&T development experiments and tests. Collect prepare and characterize specimens.
Position Description:
- This position supports the development of various new products and therapies for medical device applications.
- The majority of time will be spent in the laboratory preparing and testing materials.
- This position works under the supervision of more experienced engineers and follows established procedures.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Characterization of materials and components using established testing methods
- Development and optimization of chemical processes and associated test methods under the direction of engineers and scientists
- Preparation of solutions using standard laboratory equipment and techniques
- Perform routine measurements and routine equipment calibrations as required
- Set up and operate testing equipment including data acquisition software
- Collect and prepare samples for analysis; perform sample analyses using established procedures
- Document findings and present them to the supervisor or other team members for review
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- BA/BS in Chemistry BioChemistry Chemical Engineering or equivalent
- 5 years of experience in R&D within medical device or pharmaceutical industries
- Experience with new product development
- Strong problemsolving capabilities
- Solid oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and lead projects
Nice to Have Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience with biological assays and methods (e.g. ELISA assays standard 96well plate assays)
- Expertise in analytical test method development and validation: HPLC and GC
- Expertise with analytical instrumentation: HPLCDAD GPC GCFID/MS Karl Fischer FTIR UVVis and Rheology
- Experience in moderate and complex data analyses using statistical techniques
- Experience with equipment troubleshooting
- Experience using chromatography software: Empower and MassHunter
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