Company Description
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.
Job Description
We currently looking for an Microbiologist for our manufacturing site in Manorhamiltion in Sligo. This is a permanent job sharing position with part time hours. First week working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday , 2nd week working Thursday and Friday, and then pattern repeats
Main duties is to provide an effective microbiological service to the plant ensuring that biological and environmental monitoring procedures are met.
Ensure that Microbiological Laboratory is organized to carry out all routine microbiological testing.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and comply with Laboratory Documentation and Computerized Systems
• Data Integrity requirements.
• Understand Regulations and business processes required to maintain Laboratory
• Data Integrity.
• Carry out environmental and product microbiological tests as required.
• PQ’s.
• Define and update procedures for plant relative to microbiological and
• environmental testing.
• Train laboratory staff in operational tests.
• Carry out training as per training plan.
• Validation of equipment and test methods for microbiological tests.
• Test method transfer of microbiological methods.
• Develop microbiological laboratory procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete and precise records of all tests performed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Third level qualification in microbiology.
• A good knowledge of aseptic processes manipulation together with experience within a GLP/GMP environment and knowledge of current EU/FDA/ICH/HPRA guidelines.
• Experience is a relevant industry is desirable.
  Additional Information
  AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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• Maintain and comply with Laboratory Documentation and Computerized Systems
• Data Integrity requirements.
• Understand Regulations and business processes required to maintain Laboratory
• Data Integrity.
• Carry out environmental and product microbiological tests as required.
• PQ’s.
• Define and update procedures for plant relative to microbiological and
• environmental testing.
• Train laboratory staff in operational tests.
• Carry out training as per training plan.
• Validation of equipment and test methods for microbiological tests.
• Test method transfer of microbiological methods.
• Develop microbiological laboratory procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date, complete and precise records of all tests performed