QC Technician

Job Description

Job Description – QC Technician II

Our site in Groningen is part of the world class Pharma Services of Thermo Fisher Scientific, and we are looking for a Technician II for our QC Microbiology department.

In the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

This type of facility has to follow rules and regulations of cGMP set by countries health and welfare ministries and with internationally harmonized guidelines that give guidance with implementing these rules and regulations.

The job holder should be practically and theoretically good in the field of expertise (Analytical methods). Knowledge of analytical methods and processes according to cGMP and EH&S guidelines and quality systems is achieved by keeping training status up to date and growing own knowledge related to own activities. The job holder delivers reliable results and reports and communicates this in an accurate way.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is within the Quality control (Microbiology) of Thermo Fisher Scientific in Groningen.

Discover Impactful Work:

The Quality Control technician contributes to testing and reporting of results regarding process intermediates, drug substance and plays an important role in environmental monitoring (including utilities).

A day in the Life:

• Actively participate in daily team assignments.
• Perform laboratory testing by ensuring standard operating procedures are followed.
• Actively keep training performance up to date.
• Support improvement projects in Microbiology/ molecular biology assays.
• Exemplifies professional behaviors as well as a quality culture mentality.
• Operates within company and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Good interpersonal, analytical/problem solving and communication skills.
• Able to work alone aswell as in a team.

Education / Experience

MLO or HLO degree
Affinity with microbiology required

Experience in GMP is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Flexible when priority changes
• General english verbal and writing required (all documentation is in english).
• Great teammate
• Planning and organization of own work
• Dedication
• Result orientated

What we offer:

• Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific including 8% holiday allowance, 6,75% shift allowance, 5% flex benefit allowance and 3% annual incentive bonus.
• A day shift working hours (07:00 - 19:00) arrangement including 1 weekend shift every 4 weeks.
• Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer
• Training and courses available via Thermo Fisher University for personal development.

We encourage candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team collaboration are key to success, to make the impossible possible for our customers..

Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.