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Environmental Compliance and Microbiology Technical Specialist

Kindeva Drug Delivery · St. Louis County, MO · 1 mo ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for each section present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: "Our Work Matters..." intro paragraph (maybe About the role). Then "The Impact You Will Make" description. Then "Standard working hours are 0800-1630, Monday through Friday, but may require support outside of those hours as needed." That's schedule. Then "The EC and Microbiology Technical Specialist is a position responsible for providing site-wide expertise..." That's responsibilities. Then "Role Responsibilities" heading with bullet list (actually paragraphs). Then many sub-sections: Compliance Oversight, Data Review and Data Integrity, MODA and Digital Quality Systems, Environmental Monitoring..., Technical Review and Trending, Investigation Leadership, CAPA and Effectiveness Program, Inspection Readiness and Regulatory Support. Those are all responsibilities details. Then "Required Skills And Qualifications" heading with bullet list of qualifications and technical knowledge etc. Then "Competency" list of competencies. Then "What We Offer" includes benefits: Competitive base salary + performance bonus, Comprehensive benefits package..., Structured mentorship..., Exposure..., Clear career progression..., Collaborative... That's benefits. Also maybe pay? It mentions competitive base salary + performance bonus (pay). So we can include Pay section maybe? But we have Benefits section already. The instruction: include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. It does state schedule (standard working hours). It does state pay (competitive base salary + performance bonus). It does state benefits (comprehensive benefits package...). So we can have separate Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections. However we should avoid duplication: maybe combine Pay and Benefits? But they said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Pay and Benefits into one "Compensation and Benefits" but headings must be exactly from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose to include Benefits and Pay separate if they have content. But we could also put pay inside Benefits? But they said use those headings exactly. If we include Pay heading, we must have content under it. We have "Competitive base salary + performance bonus". That's pay. Benefits: "Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401k, etc.) Structured mentorship and professional development programs Exposure to cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies Clear career progression path toward Senior Manufacturing Engineer roles Collaborative and supportive work culture". That's benefits. We also have Requirements and Qualifications: The posting has "Required Skills And Qualifications" which includes education, experience, etc. That could be split into Requirements and Qualifications? But we can put all under Qualifications or Requirements. The instruction: Use headings for those sections if there is real specific content. We have content for both Requirements and Qualifications. Could combine? But better to separate: Requirements (education, years experience) and Qualifications (technical knowledge, competencies). However the posting lumps them together under "Required Skills And Qualifications". Then later "Technical Knowledge" and "Competency". So we could treat Requirements as education + experience, Qualifications as technical knowledge + competency. Or we could just have one Qualifications section and omit Requirements. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can put everything under Qualifications. That's acceptable as long as we don't miss info. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called Qualifications (or Requirements). But we must use the exact heading strings from list. If we use only Qualifications heading, we omit Requirements heading (allowed if no content). But we have content that could be considered both. It's okay to put all under Qualifications. Similarly Skills: The posting includes "Technical Knowledge" and "Competency" which could be considered Skills. Could put under Skills heading. But we already have Qualifications covering technical knowledge. Might be redundant. Better to have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including education, experience, technical knowledge, competencies), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's six sections. We'll omit Requirements and Skills as separate if we cover under Qualifications. But we need to ensure we don't miss any content like "Exceptional scientific and technical judgement..." etc. That's under Qualifications. Let's extract content: About the role: first paragraph(s) before "The Impact You Will Make". Actually "Our Work Matters At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world. The Impact You Will Make The Environmental Compliance (EC) and Microbiology Technical Specialist will be located in St. Louis, MO and work between the Brentwood, MO and Bridgeton, MO facilities to support activities." That's about role and impact. We'll put that as About the role. Responsibilities: all the bullet-like paragraphs under "Role Responsibilities" and subsequent subheadings. We'll combine into a
  • list. Need to preserve all details; we can break into items for each major responsibility area. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can create list items that capture each bullet point as written. However the original text is paragraph style; we can split by sentences? Better to keep as prose within

    maybe? But instruction: Use

    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities are effectively a list. So we should make each duty as
    • . We'll need to extract each duty from the text. Let's list duties from the posting: - Serve as a site SME for microbiological compliance, environmental monitoring, contamination control, and microbiological quality systems. - Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen QC quality systems, compliance, and operational efficiency. - Serve as a technical advisor to QC leadership for quality, compliance, and technical decision-making. - Perform and/or oversee technical review of microbiology and EM data as needed. - Ensure compliance with: cGMP requirements, Data integrity requirements, ALCOA+ principles, and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) - Evaluate raw data, electronic records, metadata, audit trails, and laboratory documentation as needed. - Support data integrity remediation activities and risk assessments. - Serve as QC SME for MODA Environmental Monitoring program and workflows to improve operation automation, efficiency and compliance. - Review validation documents associated with MODA implementation and lifecycle management. - Support computerized system validation activities and periodic review. - Provide technical oversight of the EM program. - Author, Review, or Approve EM trend reports and utility reports. - Support EM investigations and corrective actions. - Evaluate environmental monitoring data for adverse trends, shifts, or emerging risks. - Assess water system excursion investigations and related CAPAs. - Identify opportunities to strengthen contamination control strategies and monitoring programs. - Review and approve media fill protocols, reports, risk assessments, and associated microbiological/EM documentation. - Serve as an SME during media fill and EMPQ planning, execution, investigations and regulatory inspections. - Support investigations associated with media fill failures, interventions, EM excursions, and other aseptic qualification events. - Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure successful execution of media fill and EMPQ programs. - Train and qualify EM personnel on media fill and EMPQ sampling techniques, aseptic practices, documentation requirements, and contamination control principles. - Review microbiological and environmental monitoring trends for: Facilities, Utilities, Cleanrooms, Water systems, and Manufacturing operations. - Evaluate data for scientific plausibility and compliance risk. - Identify recurring issues and emerging trends that may impact product quality or patient safety. - Assist with developing recommendations based on trend analysis and risk assessments. - Lead and support complex investigations involving: EM excursions, Water system excursions, OOS, OOT, OOE, Deviations, Contamination events, Data integrity concerns, Laboratory investigations. - Assist with root cause analysis using scientific and risk-based methodologies. - Recommend additional testing, monitoring, or investigative actions when necessary. - Ensure investigations are timely, scientifically justified, and compliant with regulatory expectations. - Partner with QA and functional departments to drive closure of quality events. - Assist with development and review of Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs). - Evaluate Capa adequacy and sustainability. - Perform CAPA effectiveness checks and assessments. - Monitor recurrence trends and identify opportunities for systemic improvement. - Serve as an SME as needed during customer audits and regulatory inspections. - Support FDA, EMA, MHRA, and other health authority inspections. - Lead or support associated responses to regulatory observations and commitments. - Ensure microbiology and environmental monitoring programs remain inspection-ready at all times. That's many items. We'll output as
      • each. Now Qualifications section: includes education, experience, technical knowledge, competencies. We can break into
        • items as well. Education/Experience: - Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline. - 3-5 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CDMO experience in Quality Control, Microbiology, Environmental Monitoring, Quality Systems, or related functions. - Experience in complex investigations and CAPAs or Change Controls. - Experience supporting inspections, audits, and associated responses. - Experience supporting sterile parenteral manufacturing. - Experience with computerized environmental monitoring systems and validation programs. Technical Knowledge (list): - Environmental monitoring programs - Aseptic Manufacturing - Utility and water system monitoring - Contamination Control strategies - Media qualification - Microbial Identification - Endotoxin Testing - Bioburden Testing - Sterility Testing - Method Validation and Verification - Quality Systems - cGMP regulations - Data integrity - ALCOA+ - Good Documentation Practices (GDP) - OOS/OOT/OOE Investigations - Deviations - CAPA Systems - Change Control - Risk Management - Inspection readiness programs - Digital Systems - MODA Environmental Monitoring Systems (or similar) - LIMS - Electronic Quality Systems - Audit Trail Review - Computerized System Validation (CSV) Competency (list): - Exceptional scientific and technical judgement. - Excellent attention to detail. - Ability to recognize scientifically implausible results and data anomalies. - Strong technical troubleshooting. - Ability to assess risk and make sound recommendations. - Investigation and root cause analysis skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to recognize compliance risks and implement sustainable solutions. - Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and organization levels. - Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. We'll put all under Qualifications as
          • . Benefits section: list items: - Competitive base salary + performance bonus (maybe pay but we will put under Benefits? Actually we have separate Pay section. Let's separate: Pay: Competitive base salary + performance bonus. Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401k, etc.), Structured mentorship and professional development programs, Exposure to cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, Clear career progression path toward Senior Manufacturing Engineer roles, Collaborative and supportive work culture. Schedule: Standard working hours are 0800-1630, Monday through Friday, but may require support outside of those hours as needed. Now About the role: we need to capture the intro: "Our Work Matters At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world. The Impact You Will Make The Environmental Compliance (EC) and Microbiology Technical Specialist will be located in St. Louis, MO and work between the Brentwood, MO and Bridgeton, MO facilities to support activities." We can put as

            . We must not include boilerplate like EEO, California notice, etc. Remove those lines. Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output the HTML. We'll structure:

            About the role

            Our Work Matters At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world. The Impact You Will Make The Environmental Compliance (

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