Job Title: Lab Technician

Location: Houston, TX, 77047

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: Night shift – 07:00 PM to 07:30 AM - 12 hour rotating shifts - 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off

Pay Rate: $25-25 per hour

Overview:

TekWissen group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a leading biotechnology company that combines technological insight with world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, and process excellence and helps their customers to deliver new and innovative medicines that help treat a wide range of diseases. Our client specializes in pharmaceutical ingredients, Bioscience, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom manufacturing, Biotechnology, Life science ingredients, Nutrition, Microbial Control, Agriculture, Materials Science, Personal Care, and cell and gene therapy.

Note: If selected for night shift, candidates must be available for training in the first shift - 5 days per week for the first 4-6 weeks.

Summary:

• The Lab Technician / Core Technician is a Scientist role and will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks associated with the production of sterile biological pharmaceutical products.

Key responsibilities:

• Knowledgeable and complies with all pertinent safety policies, rules and regulations.
• Ensure that all team members comply with safety rules and regulations.
• Maintenance of quality systems and cGMP compliance for the business by ensuring that all team members comply with processes, procedures and instructions for all activities in which the team participates.
• Able to perform procedures according to written guidelines and recognize a deviation from accepted practice.
• A majority of the work is done in cleanroom environment.
• While working in the cleanroom, scrubs, hairnet, shoe covers, hood, gown, mask, boots and two pairs of gloves are required.
• Must be capable of motivating others, creating a positive work climate where inter-departmental collaboration, coaching and performance feedback are continuous.
• Capable of clearly assigning objectives, clearly setting and measuring and monitoring progress, marshaling resources and handling competing priorities.
• Experienced at establishing clear directions, leading others and bringing out their best.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences preferred.
• Basic Lab experience with a Bachelor's degree or Intermediate Lab experience within a cGMP clinical production environment and a High School Diploma.
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of Lab experience required.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.