Drug Product Technician - Eurofins CDMO Alphora - Jobs in Mississauga, ON

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Mississauga, ON, CanadaFull-timeCompany DescriptionEurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialized clinical diagnostics testing.In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years._____________________________________________________________Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. provides a fully integrated suite of services to support drug substance and drug product development from the IND enabling development stage, through to phase II & III supply, and commercial validation and manufacturing for niche APIs. In addition to a continuing flow of interesting and challenging projects for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. is committed to growing its state-of-the-art organization, with continued investments in its people, modern facilities, equipment, and instrumentation.Job DescriptionPOSITION SUMMARY:The Drug Product Technician position in Drug Product Operations will be responsible for a variety of Drug Product specific activities related to GMP clinical manufacturing operations including but not limited to, GMP production of oral drug products, compression and powder handling equipment operation and compliance with GMP systems within the Drug Product Operations department. The Drug Product Technician will be hands on and execute all aspects of GMP drug product manufacturing of oral dosage technologies for Phase I and II clinical trials. Secondary responsibilities may include ordering of Drug Product supplies and warehouse related operations for Drug Product such as material sampling, secondary or clinical packaging and cycle count support. In addition to the primary responsibilities within Drug Product Operations, the Drug Product Technician may also provide API plant operational support as needed.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate Drug Product specific automated equipment technologies such as rotary tableting, wet and dry granulation, blending of powders, milling, spray drying, encapsulation, and coating.
• Execute all aspects of GMP oral drug product manufacturing including but not limited to sampling, compounding, process technologies, and packaging.
• Support Drug Product warehouse operations including material sampling, production preparation, secondary packaging and cycle count support.
• Revise or draft SOP’s, protocols, and batch records as necessary specific to Drug Product Operations.
• Maintain the GMP status of the Drug Product manufacturing facility including, equipment and facility cleaning, environmental monitoring and daily system verifications.
• Support Drug Product engineering personnel with the on-boarding, calibration, maintenance and operation of a wide variety of manufacturing equipment such as tablet presses, fluid bed dyers/coaters, blenders, spray dyer, granulators, etc.
• Provide API plant operations support as necessary.
• Comply with cGMP’s in the execution of duties and responsibilities in Drug Product operations.

QualificationsDegree or diploma in a related discipline2-5 years of laboratory experienceExperience in Drug Product Testing is essentialDirect work experience in cleanroom and laboratory environments Able to perform physically demanding, repetitive tasks for long periods.Additional InformationEurofins supports equal opportunities for inclusion and invites all qualified applicants to apply; if accommodations are required in the application or interview process, please contact us via www.eurofins.ca. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Accommodation: Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request via the website at www.eurofins.ca