Equipment Specialist

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Merck Group is seeking an Equipment Specialist for a full-time, on-site role in Glasgow to maintain and calibrate critical laboratory instruments, manage breakdowns, and ensure equipment readiness for staff while adhering to GxP standards. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and external vendors, write and review regulatory documents, support CAPA investigations in BRIQS, and contribute to continuous process improvements, equipment validation, and compliance. To succeed, highlight in your application a minimum of 2 years in a scientific laboratory, preferably in a regulated setting, with hands-on experience calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting molecular lab equipment; demonstrate GLP/GMP knowledge, data entry into databases, SOP writing, risk assessments, and strong communication. Emphasize collaboration, training, vendor liaison, and a proactive approach to staying current, and confirm your eligibility for on-site work in Glasgow.

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Your Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an Equipment Specialist to join our team in Glasgow. You will work under the direction of laboratory management, ensuring the effective maintenance of business-critical laboratory equipment. You will be responsible for making sure that equipment and instrumentation are available for use by laboratory staff, including routine calibration, maintenance, and breakdown management. You will liaise closely with cross-functional teams and external vendors, complying with all relevant company policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure that critical instruments and systems meet current GxP standards. Documentation must be completed in adherence to GxP regulations and company procedures. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform routine cleaning, maintenance, and calibration of critical laboratory equipment such as extraction robots, liquid handlers, thermal cyclers, and capillary electrophoresis instrumentation.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support and training to laboratory personnel to ensure proper equipment maintenance and usage.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to complete maintenance tasks in a timely manner and accurately record them to meet scientific and GxP regulatory standards.
• Support the investigation and resolution of deviations and instrument breakdowns, implementing CAPAs using the BioReliance Integrated Quality System (BRIQS).
• Communicate equipment-related information within the team through meetings and presentations.
• Liaise with external vendors to manage calibration, maintenance, and repair activities.
• Introduce new equipment and software to the department, including costing/acquisition, installation, validation, and compliance assessment.
• Write and review regulatory documents, including SOPs, batch records, user requirement specifications, equipment validation reports, risk assessments, and data integrity assessments.
• Perform audits of the laboratory to ensure equipment is fit for purpose, calibrated/validated, and adequately maintained.
• Support improvements to laboratory processes and procedures to enhance efficiency, quality, and reduce waste.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely project progression, including Operations, Equipment Support, Equipment Validation, Quality Assurance, and external collaborators.

Who You Are:

• HND or higher qualification in a relevant scientific subject.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience working within a scientific laboratory, ideally in a regulated environment.
• Experience calibrating, maintaining and troubleshooting lab equipment (in particular Molecular lab equipment) is desirable.
• Knowledge and understanding of GLP/GMP regulations.
• Computer literate with experience in data entry into databases.
• Actively updates skills and knowledge to remain professionally competent and aware of industry developments.

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