Laboratory Technician- Operations Coppell Tx at AstraZeneca in Coppell, Texas

Job Description:

Experienced in a cGMP pharmaceutical or regulated industry and have a passion to grow your skills within a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? If that is a yes, this exciting Laboratory Technician role in Coppell, TX might just be your reality!


In Operations, we have a big ambition - to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership, and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out-of-the-box thinking.


We are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth for AstraZeneca and to make people's lives better. It pushes us to keep building on our foundations and progressing as we turn our ever-growing and increasingly complex pipeline from molecule to medicine. Be part of evolving how we work with Lean, cutting-edge science, digitalization, and sustainable practices.


Welcome to Coppell, Texas, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca's priorities, it's important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. The Lokelma ® Supply Site (LSS) has recently remodeled office space to provide a pleasant office environment to support varying work styles and collaboration needs. LSS has an on-site café with a selection of snacks and refrigerated grab-and-go items for purchase. Additionally, the site offers a food delivery service through Foodsby, allowing employees to purchase food from a variety of local restaurants to be delivered to the site, which currently includes a discounted price for LSS employees.



What you'll do:



As a member of the Quality Control (QC) team contribute through the completion of all assigned and routine laboratory related tasks in compliance with AZ, GMP & SHE standards

• Provide support services for analysts and chemists in the quality control laboratory including cleaning and maintaining the general laboratory facilities and glassware, ordering laboratory chemicals and supplies, and inventory management


• Perform sampling of raw materials, purified water, and compressed air for testing.


• Accurately complete all data entry requirements for methods or tasks performed and reviewing data for completeness and accuracy.


• Prepare solutions and standards per Procedures, Analytical Procedures and/or SOPs, with appropriate documentation


• May fulfill other jobs/responsibilities as directed by management consistent with skill level and training

Essential for the role:

• Bachelor or Associates Degree, preferably in the chemical or biological sciences with previous experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory


• Perform activities to support QC sampling activities including climbing ladders and working in areas with limited access and on cat-walks around production equipment.


• Must be day/time flexible in order to support QC sampling activities/testing (routine, validation studies, PW sanitization, etc.).


• Able to retrieve, dispense, and dispose of chemicals and reagents according to approved procedures.


• Must be adequately trained in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP and GMP) standards and be able to legibly and accurately complete all forms and/or notebooks.


• Able to work at a lab bench or hood and perform the necessary procedures required for sample preparations and clean-up using the current prescribed or validated methodologies

AstraZeneca has taken critical steps to protecting colleagues, loved ones, and patients from COVID-19 and its variants. COVID-19 vaccination is required for all US employees, and weekly PCR COVID-19 testing is required for those who are unvaccinated or have an approved accommodation.



Why AstraZeneca?



At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial -finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey!



Next Steps - Apply today!



To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience - it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.



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