Environmental Monitoring Technician

About VGXI INC

VGXI is a leading-edge CDMO dedicated to revolutionizing the biopharmaceutical industry with best-in-class nucleic acid-based products and services. We deliver manufacturing excellence in state-of-the-art facilities with the agility and scale to meet projects of all sizes to serve the global community of next-generation therapeutic developers.

Benefits

At VGXI, we recognize that our employees are at the heart of our success, and we offer exceptional benefits that reflect our commitment to their well-being. Our comprehensive offerings include a range of quality benefits, available to our employees from day one (no waiting period). Benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off Including Holidays, Vacation and Sick/Personal Leave
  
  

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At VGXI, we are committed to recognizing and valuing you. Our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and contributions fuel innovation and allow us to success both as individuals and as a team. We have established and embrace a culture of acceptance and inclusion with equity in recruiting, hiring, developing, and investing in talented people. Our commitment to these principles supports a diverse workforce and empowers us to achieve our mission of leading the industry in producing the next generation of therapeutics to improve patients’ lives.

About The Role

• The primary responsibility of the Environmental Monitoring Technician is to perform all EM monitoring and related testing; water sampling, gas sampling and testing. Set-up, organization, and day-to-day operations of a Quality Control Lab are also required.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Monitoring activities include but not limited to Non-viable air-borne, viable
• Sampling and testing of WPU, WFI, process gases, Microbial testing, TOC and other wet chemical testings.
• Able to work in a fast-paced GMP environment using aseptic techniques.
• Working knowledge of trending software
• Knowledge of departmental procedures and policies.
• Day-to-day operations of the Quality Control Laboratory including testing, documentation and laboratory maintenance.
• Support performance targets for the laboratory, and monitor actual performance against targets, taking appropriate and timely CAPA where applicable.
• Support awareness and achievement of all regulations.
• Provide technical support to the manufacturing team regarding issues which arise and are detected in the laboratory and also for trials which are performed as part of Root Cause investigation.
• Support all Process and Equipment Validation projects where laboratory services are required.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) or equivalent and two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred experience with execution of cleaning validations and of EMPQ.