Job Description:
As a Team Member – QC Micro at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, you will:
- Follow SOPs for conducting QC operations.
- Perform Environmental Monitoring (EM) activities in manufacturing areas and the microbiology laboratory.
- Prepare water and EM trends on a monthly, semiannual, and annual basis.
- Conduct microbial sampling for water (injection, purified, potable) and pure steam.
- Conduct sampling for compressed and nitrogen gases.
- Perform water analysis according to procedures.
- Decontaminate media plates and biological indicators as per procedures.
- Operate steam sterilizers, decontamination autoclaves, and hot air ovens.
- Verify media stock and lab consumables related to microbiology.
- Release microbial analysis plates and tubes, update results in LIMS, and compile COAs.
- Perform daily calibrations of balances and pH meters.
- Prepare disinfectants and perform equipment cleaning and monitoring.
- Conduct media preparation, sterilization, and GPT for ready-to-use/in-house prepared media.
- Ensure all equipment and instruments are validated and calibrated.
- Participate in media-filled vial observations.
- Maintain media/cultures in the microbiology laboratory.
- Perform microbial examination of non-sterile products and method validation.
- Conduct in-process bioburden testing, method validation, and cleaning validation samples.
- Enumerate and inoculate biological indicators.
- Perform container closure integrity testing for media fill vials.
- Isolate, subculture, and identify environmental isolates using the Vitek 2 identification system.
- Escalate issues to Team Leader/HOD.
- Perform other assignments as given by the Team Leader/HOD.
Qualifications:
- B.Sc. in Microbiology
- M.Sc. in Microbiology
Skills:
- Vitek
- Cleaning Validation
- Environmental Monitoring
- Water Analysis
- Decontamination Procedures
- Media Preparation and Sterilization
- Microbial Limit Testing
- Bioburden Testing
- Equipment Calibration
- LIMS
