Job Description

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Job Description

Every day, our BioLife Testing Laboratories’ mission is to ensure the highest quality testing standards for the plasma we collect. The plasma our centers collect will become life-changing medicines for patients in need. Here, a commitment to lab testing quality, customer service to our centers and most importantly our commitment to our patients is expected.

BioLife Plasma Services is a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

What Takeda can offer you:

Takeda offers a purpose you can believe in, a team you can count on, opportunities for career growth, and a comprehensive benefits program, all in a fast-paced, friendly environment. Every day at BioLife, we feel good knowing that what we do helps improve the lives of patients with rare diseases. While you focus on our donors, we'll support you.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to bring Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

The Lab Testing Technician is responsible for performing testing in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), applicable sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), with emphasis on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA), and applicable Takeda and BioLife policies, procedures and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform only high and moderate complexity tests for which certification has been authorized by the laboratory director or designee and deemed commensurate with their education, training, and technical abilities.

  • Responsible for sample management, test performance, quality control, result review, result reporting and equipment maintenance such that accurate and appropriate sample testing is performed, completed, and reported in a timely manner.

  • Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of donor test results.

  • Test and maintain records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as donor samples.

  • Adhere to the laboratory’s quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.

• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either correct the problems or immediately notify the laboratory management.

  • Follow the laboratory’s established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.

  • Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratories established performance specifications.

• Participate in operational excellence initiatives and projects to drive a culture of continuous improvement to achieve site operational excellence goals (including but not limited to 5S, Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen).

• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor degree from an accredited college/university in a biomedical discipline (Chemical, physical, biological, clinical lab science, or medical technology,)

OR

• Associate degree from an accredited college/university in laboratory science or medical laboratory technology

Desired:

Bachelor degree in medical technology or Associates degree in medical laboratory technology

1 year laboratory training or work experience preferred

MT or MLT certification from ASCP or other accredited certifying organization preferred

Key Skills and Competencies

Takeda has maintained an unwavering dedication to put patients first for more than 235 years while we live our values of Takeda-ism—Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance. We are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.

We focus our research and development on the core therapeutic areas of oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, and on providing vaccines that address the most important infectious diseases. Novel products, especially in oncology and gastroenterology, as well as our presence in emerging markets, fuel our growth.

BioLife, a subsidiary of Takeda, is an industry leader in operating high quality plasmapheresis centers throughout the United States. At BioLife Plasma Services, we excel at caring. Caring for the quality of our lifesaving services, caring for the donors who help make it happen, and caring for the communities we call home. Improving Lives. Improving life for everyone. BioLife’s employment opportunities are among the best, offering competitive pay, immediate benefits, paid time off, on the job training, advancement potential AND an environment full of fast-paced fun all while working to save lives.

• Ability to read and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and to maintain complete and accurate records

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and analytical/problem solving skills

• Proficiency in the use of personal computers and applicable software

• Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens requires 90% of work tasks to be performed while wearing gloves

Other Job Components

Complexity and Problem Solving

• Must be able to determine impact to product quality when testing deviations occur, contain the situation and implement preventive actions.

Internal and External Contacts

• Interfaces with employees of various educational backgrounds and levels within the company. Must be able to communicate effectively with all these various business partners.

Other Requirements

• Ability to stand up for 6-8 hours

• Ability to lift, carry and pull up to twenty-five (25) pounds

BioLife Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

USA - GA - Social Circle - Baxter Pkwy

U.S. Hourly Wage Range:

$18.85 - $29.62

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - GA - Social Circle - Baxter Pkwy

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

No