MSAT Technician Apprenticeship

at  Biomarin

BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.
BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

SUMMARY

BioMarin is a high-performing, team-based organization, where colleagues are flexible, multi-skilled and empowered to make decisions.
A high level of initiative, energy and motivation are key role requirements, as well as excellent organizational skills.
The MSAT Apprentice will serve as an integral member of the Lab Services team in MSAT/Biologics Centre of Excellence (BCoE) laboratory.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a high standard of work, adhere to schedules and be a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will also have good self-awareness, act decisively and be a complete team player.
If successful, the candidate must attend the academic portion of the apprenticeship throughout the 2 year (MSAT Technician) apprenticeship program. During the term, the apprentice would work 3 days per week in our high-tech Laboratory, learning on-the-job, while spending 2 contact days per week with the education partner institution during the academic year.
Reporting to the LS Manager, the primary role of the MSAT Technician is to provide support to internal and external customers by providing lab services tasks. Ensuring our products are safe for patient use and fit for purpose.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

For entry into year 1 of the Level 6/7 Programme applicants must have the following:

• Pass (Grade O6 or better) in five leaving certificate subjects one of which must be math’s and one science related subject
• 250 CAO points

or

• Successful Level 6 Laboratory Technician Apprentices
• Candidates with a Level 6 in a related discipline
• Current employee with relevant experience and qualifications
• Mature student

Before enrolment on the apprenticeship programme the apprentice will attend an industry interview and will be approved and registered by SOLAS – these elements will be facilitated by BioMarin and SOLAS Project Manager.

Responsible for the management and delivery of buffer solutions, media, and other tasks within MSAT laboratory.
Responsible for carrying out pH meter calibrations, activities.
Complete all appropriate training through SOPs and safety Risk Assessments.
Assisting Lab Services group with cleaning and preventative maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment, not limited to, pH meter, conductivity meter, osmometer, balances, glassware washer, biosafety cabinets, fume hood, etc
Perform water and condensate sampling per procedure for lab RIW, LPUW and clean steam.
Perform Biowaste inactivation.
Maintain Dewars containing the cell bank with liquid nitrogen refills.
Assist lab services personnel, supporting housekeeping activities and consumable stock management.
Assisting in laboratory investigations as appropriate.
Identifying any opportunities for improvement within the MSAT and associated environments.
Maintain the laboratory in an inspection-ready state.