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Welcome to Coppell, Texas, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day. The Lokelma Supply Site (LSS) has recently remodeled office space to provide a pleasant office environment to support varying work styles and collaboration needs. LSS has an on-site cafe with a selection of snacks and refrigerated grab and go items for purchase. Additionally, the site offers a food delivery service, allowing employees to purchase food from a variety of local restaurants to be delivered to the site, which currently includes a discounted price for LSS employees.

Summary:

As a member of the Quality Control (QC) team contribute through the completion of all assigned and routine laboratory related tasks in compliance with AZ, GMP & SHE standards.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ethical conduct and compliance
• Adherence to GLP and GDP
• Provides support services for analysts and chemists in the quality control laboratory including

cleaning and maintaining the general laboratory facilities and glassware through 5S

• Responsible for ordering laboratory chemicals and supplies, and inventory management
• Responsible for preparing and shipping testing samples to contract lab
• Responsible for cleaning, organizing, and maintaining lab glassware
• Performs sampling of purified water, compressed air, and environmental monitoring for testing
• Accurately completes all data entry requirements for methods or tasks performed
• Performs actives supporting sample receipt, retain storage, and dispositioning of samples
• Executes analytical methods and/or SOPs, with appropriate documentation
• Reviews data for completeness and accuracy using the applicable method/SOP's
• Execute test plan to support laboratory investigation if needed
• Work with document control department for issuing/archiving logbooks and sample folders if

needed

• Work with warehouse team for events occurring during sample receipt
• Perform daily check of lab equipment to assist chemists for testing
• Participate in problem solving activities, including ownership of action items identified through the

problem-solving activities

• May fulfill other jobs/responsibilities as directed by management consistent with skill level and

Training

Safety, Health and Environment

• Promoting an environment of no hurt, harm or alarm
• Work in a manner which promotes the safety and wellbeing of self, others and environment
• Contribute to improving SHE performance, proactively use the SHE reporting system to identify SHE

hazards and take appropriate actions

GMP / Compliance and Ethical Conduct

Ensuring compliance of self and others to internal and external regulations

• Comply with all systems, processes, and procedures in line with statutory/ legislative / quality

requirements

• Conduct activities and interactions consistent with Company values and in compliance with the Code

of Ethics and supporting Policies and Standards relevant to your role. Complete all required training

on the AZ Code of Ethics and supporting Policies and Standards on time. Report potential issues of

non-compliance.

Delivery / Supply

• Ensuring customer service is always considered.

Cost

• Promoting a cost-conscious environment to enable effective cost management.

Lean & Agile Culture / Standardized ways of working

• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance to approved and established processes and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• 0-2 years laboratory experience in a GMp/GLP environment
• Must be able to perform activities to support QC sampling activities including climbing ladders and working in areas with limited access and on catwalks around production equipment.
• Must be day/time, weekend and holiday flexible to support QC sampling activities/testing (routine, validation studies, PW sanitization, etc.).
• Must be able to retrieve, dispense, and dispose of chemicals and reagents according to according to approved procedures.
• Must be adequately trained in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP and GMP) standards and be able to complete all forms legibly and accurately and/or notebooks.
• Must be able to attain proficiency in using AstraZeneca analytical applications required for the completion of assigned tasks.
• Must be able to work at a lab bench or hood and perform the necessary procedures required for sample preparations and clean-up using the current prescribed or validated methodologies
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Teamwork
• Professionalism
• English Language Skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Associates Degree, preferably in the chemical or biological sciences with previous experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory