Associate Microbiologist - Lakewood, NJ

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Yoh Scientific has a contract opening for an Associate Microbiologist in the Lakewood, NJ area. Our customer is a CMO in central Jersey that manufacture creams, lotions, API's, solid dosages forms and sterile fill products which are their newest endeavor.

Description/Responsibilities:
• Perform, monitor and evaluate microbiological testing of products chemical components, water and environmental samples.
• Provide professional skills and techniques to support microbiological aspects of production.
• Follow GMP and GLP – initiate, document and perform microbiological analysis on received test samples.
• Ensure timely testing of chemical components, bulk products, finished products and special request items. to support project release dates – recover and identify microbial isolates from test materials.
• Perform collection and testing of water, air, compressed air and sanitized surfaces samples – participate in and document MLA and PET stability studies.
• Assist in assay validation.
• Assist in antibiotic assays, monitor lab supplies to effectively support lab operations.
• Ensure availability of general and specialized microbiological test media.
• Maintain lab stock cultures for evaluative testing and media quality control testing.
• Ensure timely and accurate calibration of scheduled lab equipment.
• Assist with technical reports on PET studies and assay validations.
• Participate in specification failure investigations as directed.
• Occasional interface with sales and marketing, manufacturing, R&D, purchasing and other departments.
• Accept assignment to an alternate shift when directed.
• Stability sample preparation and document in log.
• Comply with protocol direction – controlled substance compliance.
• Within are of responsibility, understand and comply with all DEBDPT safety, environmental and quality practices and procedures and outlines in organizational and departmental guidelines and SOPs as well as application federal, state and local regulations.

Education and Experience:
• BA/BS from a four-year college or university or one or two years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

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Yoh is one of the largest providers of talent and outsourcing services to customers in the United States. With over 374 million USD in total sales, Yoh operates from more than 75 locations and provides long- and short-term temporary and direct placement of technology and professional personnel, as well as managed staffing services, for the information technology, scientific, engineering, health care and telecommunications communities. For more information, visit yoh.com. Yoh is part of Yoh Services LLC, a Day & Zimmermann Company.