Environmental Monitoring; EM Specialist

You Will:

• Perform routine non-viable and viable air sampling, surface sampling, and personnel monitoring sampling within ISO-classified cleanroom environments.

• Ensure proper handling and labeling of sampling media to maintain integrity throughout the sampling and incubation process.

• Accurately document sampling events, locations, results, and observations in compliance with internal SOPs and regulatory expectations.

• Adhere to defined sampling schedules and respond to unscheduled or investigative sampling needs.

• Manage the proper incubation of solid and liquid microbiological media at appropriate temperature conditions (e.g., 20–25°C and 30–35°C).

• Perform interim and final readings of incubated media plates to identify and enumerate Colony Forming Units (CFUs).

• Report and investigate results at alert and/or action levels.

• Support the microbiologist in responding to microbial growth events, including sample handling, documentation of excursions, and generation of preliminary reports.

• Coordinate submission of microbial-positive samples to third-party laboratories and assist in investigation data gathering.

• Maintain investigation logs and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective action activities.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in one or more of the following:

  • Non-viable particulate air sampling

  • Viable air sampling using impaction or settling plates

  • Surface sampling using contact plates or swabs

  • Personnel aseptic technique and gown sampling

• Knowledge in gram staining and microbial growth identification.

• Ability to work in sterile garb for extended periods within an ISO Class 5 or cleaner environment.

• Successful completion or ability to pass initial and ongoing garbing and aseptic competency evaluations.

• Working knowledge of USP , USP , USP , and sterile compounding requirements.

• Licensed Pharmacy Technician with active state licensure and PT