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Title:
Team Lead Biosafety Operations
Job Purpose:
Handling cryogenic freezer products including reception, storage and dispatch in an BSL-2/3 environment
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates, quality controls, and monitors the delivery of biosafety education and training to any and all Marken staff who work with or have potential for exposure to biological pathogenic agents.
- Receipt of pharmaceutical products in accordance with company procedures.
- Generation of shipping documentation upon receipt of study/shipment request.
- Create inventory pick-lists within Warehouse Inventory Management System.
- Physical pick of supplies from/ within the warehouse.
- Inspection of kits picked for shipment by other associates.
- Preparation of shipments export documentation.
- Processing of shipment acknowledgement receipts.
- Filling of study shipment documentation and archiving support.
- Post shipment notification of Clients.
- Stock control including periodic cycle counts.
- Generation of purchase orders and other administrative tasks.
- Focusing on the supervision of the Biosafety Operations Team to ensure responsibilities are executed in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice and in a timely manner to meet contractual obligations.
- Implementation of area KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support logistic if needed and in alignment with Depot Manager in accordance with training status.
- Reviews activities involving biohazardous materials and approves or recommends modifications to ensure safe practices; provides guidance and/or performs follow-up as appropriate.
- Informs and educates Marken staff regarding biosafety issues and develops comprehensive biosafety educational programs.
- Oversees the supervision of personnel, which includes work allocation, training, promotion, enforcement of internal procedures and controls, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.
- Inspects depots for compliance with regulations and guidelines pertaining to the use, handling, and disposal of potential biohazards; coordinates the review and investigation of all biosafety accidents occurring at Marken and develops corrective action plans.
- Develops and implements emergency response procedures for incidents involving biohazardous materials and maintains Marken Incident Action Plan for biohazards; develops medical surveillance criteria for activities involving biohazards and related materials; responds to biohazardous materials incidents as appropriate.
- Serves as principal source of expertise regarding appropriate equipment, facilities, and work practices for protecting staff, and the environment from contamination and infectious organisms.
- Provides technical guidance to faculty and staff in the development of safety plans for grant applications; advises facilities and physical plant staff regarding technical and programmatic issues involving laboratory biosafety design and maintenance.
- Handling with LN? cryogenic freezer products including reception, storage and dispatch.
General
- To adhere to all company Policies at all times.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties at the request of the Line Manager.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (in particular Excel)
- Good command of English and fluent German
- A minimum of 2 years laboratory housekeeping experience (preferably in GMP facility)
- Associate degree level as laboratory technician or equivalent
Marken is a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS and is a critical part of UPS Healthcare. Marken offers a state-of-the-art GMP-compliant depot network and logistic hubs for clinical drug product storage and distribution worldwide, and supports cell and gene therapy logistics services from clinical to commercial, while maintaining the leading position for Direct-to-Patient and Home Healthcare services, biological sample shipments and biological kit production.
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