Lab Technician I

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Job summary

Prepare broth media, according to recipes, for product sterility testing in the cleanroom. Enter data into media batch records and sterilizer records. Operate laboratory equipment: positive displacement pump, steam sterilizers, balance, pH meter, steam kettle. Don a sterile, full body gown to unload sterilized media into the clean room.

Essential job functions

• Media Preparation
• Formulate and label media batches according to recipes and procedure.
• Document the preparation of each batch of medium on the appropriate media batch record.
• Complete and document post-sterilization tests according to procedure.
• Perform second person verifications as required.
• Prepare reagents needed in media formulations.
• Gowning qualified to enter the cleanroom and unload sterilizers.

Steam Sterilizer Operation

• Operate sterilizers according to procedure.
• Complete a sterilizer log for each cycle.
• Load bottles according to the patterns listed in the validations.
• Verify that cycles meet their specified parameters.

Equipment Operation

• Follow procedures for completing required daily standardization on equipment.
• Perform beginning and end steam kettle cleaning according to procedure and complete the associated cleaning log.
• Document the between batch steam kettle cleaning according to procedure.

Good Housekeeping

• Complete the daily and weekly media prep 5S checklists.
• Follow good housekeeping practices in all areas.

Regulatory Compliance

• Know and follow applicable regulatory requirements (GMP, GLP, ISO, etc).
• Know and follow company policies and procedures.

Professional Development

• Complete required training on time.

Plate Pouring

• Aseptically dispense agar into sterile petri plates according to procedure.
• Ensure all filled petri plates are labeled according to procedure.
• Ensure proper separation between agar batches to avoid mix-ups.
• Separate the required QC plates from each batch.
• Place poured plates into quarantine after solidification.
• Perform and document plate pouring room sanitization.

ArchiveContinuous Improvement

• Identify areas for improvement within the Media Department.
• Identify areas for improvement for Nelson Labs.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets.

Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.