QC Equipment Technician

Title: Equipment Technician
Location: Marlborough, MA - must be able to commute between Marlborough & Norwood
Pay: $30-35/hr 
Contract: 6+ months 

Job Summary

Moderna is seeking a QC Equipment Technician with strong expertise in laboratory equipment IOPQ, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will be highly independent, self-motivated, and possess a solid scientific and technical foundation to support comprehensive equipment lifecycle management in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Managing asset induction, executing change controls, and supporting corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Supports team to investigate and resolve issues related to equipment failures, system deficiencies, deviations, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Support authoring quality systems records such as deviations, change controls, CAPAs as required
• Monitor, coordinate and communicate equipment lifecycle (acquisition, qualification / validation, Implementation, decommission) management timelines using project management tools.
• Ensure the equipment documentation meets cGMP, GDP and data integrity requirements.
• Ordering supplies and maintaining inventory for equipment consumables/accessories.
• Assist with locating and collecting assets due for service and returning to laboratory when complete.
• Serve as the point person in QC for all equipment inquiries and relay to appropriate vendors onsite and externally.  
• Ensure the vendor representatives follow the company's procedures including safety requirements when they are onsite.
• Perform as-needed non-invasive repairs on UHPLC systems such as changing capillaries, flow cells, needles/seats as well as perform basic troubleshooting.
• Other responsibilities to support team projects and proactive initiatives
• Author, revise, and maintain Equipment/Instrument SOP's
• Coordinate and schedule calibration/maintenance activities with Facilities, Metrology and QC to ensure timely completion and minimize equipment downtime and address OOT (Out of Tolerance) events.
• Review of preventative maintenance reports, calibration certifications, CMMS records, perform system inventory audits.
• Submit asset induction, work, and administrative requests to ensure equipment failure is addressed immediately and information in CMMS is accurate and in proper state.
• Follow the safety and cGMP requirements in laboratories during equipment IOPQ, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Additional duties may be assigned from time to time.

Education & Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a BS degree
• Demonstrated aptitude and ability to learn quickly to develop a strong understanding of GxP principles.