Associate Scientist, Microbiology - 2nd Shift
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include a section only when posting has real specific content. So we need to decide which sections to include.
We have:
- About the role: The first paragraph "Job Description Description: The Associate Scientist, Microbiology is an entry level role responsible to perform testing..." This is a description of role. Could be "About the role". We'll include.
- Responsibilities: Essential Functions and Additional Responsibilities. We'll combine into a - list.
- Requirements: Qualifications (Education, Experience, Specialized Knowledge). Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says we can use headings like Qualifications, Skills, etc. We'll include Qualifications.
- Pay: The posting states annual rate $68,000 to $80,000 and short-term incentive. So we include Pay section.
- Benefits: The posting mentions benefits program, health insurance, 401(k) matching, employee well-being programs. So we include Benefits.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So we omit.
- Skills: Could be part of Qualifications; but we can keep Qualifications only.
We must not repeat job title as heading. We'll not include Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Must not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to format lists: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we list each bullet. For qualifications we could list each bullet. For benefits we list each bullet.
We need to preserve details exactly as in text, but we can rephrase slightly? Must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep the substance but we can rewrite sentences as needed as long as we keep meaning. Probably okay to keep similar phrasing.
Let's extract details.
About the role paragraph: "The Associate Scientist, Microbiology is an entry level role responsible to perform testing of air, water, raw materials, in-process and finished pharmaceutical dosage forms, products on stability, cleaning verification samples following written procedures and applicable SOPs, to clearly document activities performed during testing and to calculate and report results on applicable specification documents."
We'll put that in
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Responsibilities: Essential Functions list:
- Performs microbiological analysis of air, water, raw materials, in-process and finished pharmaceutical products, including products on stability, according to written methods or compendial methods as applicable, material specifications, using analytical techniques such as aseptic techniques, plating techniques, dilution and enumeration techniques adhering to company policies as identified in standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Prepares samples for analysis involving aseptic techniques and proper sample handling techniques as applicable.
- Prepares culture media and perform its Quality checks such as pH, sterility, Growth promotion, Indicative and Inhibitory properties check.
- Performs media weight loss test, culture controls, preparation and maintenance of organism slants, identification of organisms using staining and biochemical techniques such as Vitek and API strips.
- Creates and maintains laboratory record documentation (notebooks and computer-based), documents exact steps followed during analysis execution, calculates and reports results in a timely manner.
- Actively participates in investigation of laboratory results, when required.
Additional Responsibilities list:
- Informs QC Group leader if media or standard organism is expired for removal from laboratory area.
- Performs Purified water and viable air sampling as required.
- Perform daily instrument/ equipment checks such as Balance weight verification, incubator temperature checks and maintenance of all equipment in the lab.
- Sterilization of glassware and other items.
- Decontamination of used/ contaminated objects.
- Preparation and dispensing of culture media.
- Perform intra laboratory Quality control checks for all equipment.
- Responsible for operation of autoclave and perform control procedures as bio indicator checks and temperature verification.
- Assisting other Microbiologists as required.
We'll combine into one list maybe.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Microbiology or related field - Required
Experience: 1 year or more in Testing of clinical/ pharmaceutical products
Specialized Knowledge: Must possess a working knowledge of analytical microbiology techniques, such as handling of sterile media, organisms, techniques to avoid contamination and perform analyses. Must be able to follow the analytical techniques as weighing, transfer of media in flasks, quantitative addition of additives during media preparation, mathematical calculations involved in preparation of tests and results computations. Must be able to perform enumeration testing Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to Quality Control laboratory in Pharmaceutical environment.Must be able to follow directions to use chemicals as identified on applicable MSDS for safe usage.Must be computer literate and be able to use MS Office software applications.Must be able to follow compendial (USP/ EP/ JP/ BP) procedures for microbiological techniques.Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to quality control laboratory.Must follow applicable state and federal regulations.
We can break into bullet points.
Pay: The annual rate for this position ranges from $68,000 to $80,000 annually. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.
We'll keep that.
Benefits: At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.
We'll make bullet list maybe.
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We'll start with maybe not required; just headings and content.
We'll output:
About the role
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Responsibilities
- ...
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Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Microbiology or related field - Required
- Experience: 1 year or more in Testing of clinical/ pharmaceutical products
- Specialized Knowledge: Must possess a working knowledge of analytical microbiology techniques, such as handling of sterile media, organisms, techniques to avoid contamination and perform analyses. Must be able to follow the analytical techniques as weighing, transfer of media in flasks, quantitative addition of additives during media preparation, mathematical calculations involved in preparation of tests and results computations. Must be able to perform enumeration testing. Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to Quality Control laboratory in Pharmaceutical environment. Must be able to follow directions to use chemicals as identified on applicable MSDS for safe usage. Must be computer literate and be able to use MS Office software applications. Must be able to follow compendial (USP/ EP/ JP/ BP) procedures for microbiological techniques. Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to quality control laboratory. Must follow applicable state and federal regulations.
Pay
The annual rate for this position ranges from $68,000 to $80,000 annually. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.
Benefits
- At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs.
- This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement.
- We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.
We must not include Schedule.
Check for any repeated content: Ensure we didn't miss any details like "cleaning verification samples" etc. Already in About the role.
Check that we didn't omit any responsibilities like "Performs microbiological analysis of air, water, raw materials, in-process and finished pharmaceutical products, including products on stability, according to written methods or compendial methods as applicable, material specifications, using analytical techniques such as aseptic techniques, plating techniques, dilution and enumeration techniques adhering to company policies as identified in standard operating procedures (SOPs)." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Prepares samples for analysis involving aseptic techniques and proper sample handling techniques as applicable." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Prepares culture media and perform its Quality checks such as pH, sterility, Growth promotion, Indicative and Inhibitory properties check." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Performs media weight loss test, culture controls, preparation and maintenance of organism slants, identification of organisms using staining and biochemical techniques such as Vitek and API strips." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Creates and maintains laboratory record documentation (notebooks and computer-based), documents exact steps followed during analysis execution, calculates and reports results in a timely manner." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Actively participates in investigation of laboratory results, when required." Good.
Additional responsibilities: we captured all.
Check that we didn't omit "Performs Purified water and viable air sampling as required." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Perform daily instrument/ equipment checks such as Balance weight verification, incubator temperature checks and maintenance of all equipment in the lab." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Sterilization of glassware and other items." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Decontamination of used/ contaminated objects." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Preparation and dispensing of culture media." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Perform intra laboratory Quality control checks for all equipment." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Responsible for operation of autoclave and perform control procedures as bio indicator checks and temperature verification." Good.
Check that we didn't omit "Assisting other Microbiologists as required." Good.
Qualifications: we captured Education, Experience, Specialized Knowledge (which includes many subpoints). Ensure we didn't miss "Must possess a working knowledge of analytical microbiology techniques, such as handling of sterile media, organisms, techniques to avoid contamination and perform analyses." Included.
"Must be able to follow the analytical techniques as weighing, transfer of media in flasks, quantitative addition of additives during media preparation, mathematical calculations involved in preparation of tests and results computations." Included.
"Must be able to perform enumeration testing." Included.
"Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to Quality Control laboratory in Pharmaceutical environment." Included.
"Must be able to follow directions to use chemicals as identified on applicable MSDS for safe usage." Included.
"Must be computer literate and be able to use MS Office software applications." Included.
"Must be able to follow compendial (USP/ EP/ JP/ BP) procedures for microbiological techniques." Included.
"Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to quality control laboratory." Included (duplicate but okay).
"Must follow applicable
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities we list each bullet. For qualifications we could list each bullet. For benefits we list each bullet.
We need to preserve details exactly as in text, but we can rephrase slightly? Must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep the substance but we can rewrite sentences as needed as long as we keep meaning. Probably okay to keep similar phrasing.
Let's extract details.
About the role paragraph: "The Associate Scientist, Microbiology is an entry level role responsible to perform testing of air, water, raw materials, in-process and finished pharmaceutical dosage forms, products on stability, cleaning verification samples following written procedures and applicable SOPs, to clearly document activities performed during testing and to calculate and report results on applicable specification documents."
We'll put that in
. Responsibilities: Essential Functions list: - Performs microbiological analysis of air, water, raw materials, in-process and finished pharmaceutical products, including products on stability, according to written methods or compendial methods as applicable, material specifications, using analytical techniques such as aseptic techniques, plating techniques, dilution and enumeration techniques adhering to company policies as identified in standard operating procedures (SOPs). - Prepares samples for analysis involving aseptic techniques and proper sample handling techniques as applicable. - Prepares culture media and perform its Quality checks such as pH, sterility, Growth promotion, Indicative and Inhibitory properties check. - Performs media weight loss test, culture controls, preparation and maintenance of organism slants, identification of organisms using staining and biochemical techniques such as Vitek and API strips. - Creates and maintains laboratory record documentation (notebooks and computer-based), documents exact steps followed during analysis execution, calculates and reports results in a timely manner. - Actively participates in investigation of laboratory results, when required. Additional Responsibilities list: - Informs QC Group leader if media or standard organism is expired for removal from laboratory area. - Performs Purified water and viable air sampling as required. - Perform daily instrument/ equipment checks such as Balance weight verification, incubator temperature checks and maintenance of all equipment in the lab. - Sterilization of glassware and other items. - Decontamination of used/ contaminated objects. - Preparation and dispensing of culture media. - Perform intra laboratory Quality control checks for all equipment. - Responsible for operation of autoclave and perform control procedures as bio indicator checks and temperature verification. - Assisting other Microbiologists as required. We'll combine into one list maybe. Qualifications: Education: Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Microbiology or related field - Required Experience: 1 year or more in Testing of clinical/ pharmaceutical products Specialized Knowledge: Must possess a working knowledge of analytical microbiology techniques, such as handling of sterile media, organisms, techniques to avoid contamination and perform analyses. Must be able to follow the analytical techniques as weighing, transfer of media in flasks, quantitative addition of additives during media preparation, mathematical calculations involved in preparation of tests and results computations. Must be able to perform enumeration testing Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to Quality Control laboratory in Pharmaceutical environment.Must be able to follow directions to use chemicals as identified on applicable MSDS for safe usage.Must be computer literate and be able to use MS Office software applications.Must be able to follow compendial (USP/ EP/ JP/ BP) procedures for microbiological techniques.Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to quality control laboratory.Must follow applicable state and federal regulations. We can break into bullet points. Pay: The annual rate for this position ranges from $68,000 to $80,000 annually. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills. We'll keep that. Benefits: At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities. We'll make bullet list maybe. Now produce HTML fragment. We'll start with maybe not required; just headings and content. We'll output:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Microbiology or related field - Required
- Experience: 1 year or more in Testing of clinical/ pharmaceutical products
- Specialized Knowledge: Must possess a working knowledge of analytical microbiology techniques, such as handling of sterile media, organisms, techniques to avoid contamination and perform analyses. Must be able to follow the analytical techniques as weighing, transfer of media in flasks, quantitative addition of additives during media preparation, mathematical calculations involved in preparation of tests and results computations. Must be able to perform enumeration testing. Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to Quality Control laboratory in Pharmaceutical environment. Must be able to follow directions to use chemicals as identified on applicable MSDS for safe usage. Must be computer literate and be able to use MS Office software applications. Must be able to follow compendial (USP/ EP/ JP/ BP) procedures for microbiological techniques. Must understand and apply cGMP requirements applicable to quality control laboratory. Must follow applicable state and federal regulations.
Pay
The annual rate for this position ranges from $68,000 to $80,000 annually. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.
Benefits
- At the heart of our Total Rewards commitment is a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs.
- This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement.
- We also promote employee well-being with programs that help you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.