Failure Investigation Engineer, Bangalore

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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This position is part of the Cepheid and will be located in “Bangalore"

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine impact of failures to different areas of the business
• Communication of results and investigation progress to management
• Provide recommendations for investigation direction and/or countermeasures
• Continuously document progress during investigations and prepare final reports
• Analyze data to identify trends and areas for investigation
• Investigate failures through established root cause analysis techniques and methods, such as data analysis and physical inspection
• Recommend and implement improvements to current workflows, procedures and techniques
• Design, execute, and interpret single and double factor experiments

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education or Experience (in years):

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of related work experience OR
• Master’s degree in field with 0-2 years of related work experience.

Knowledge and skills:

• Learn through on-the-job training
• Statistics experience, including power levels, t-test, variance, and sampling plans
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written)
• Excellent writing and documentation skills
• Experience working in a laboratory

Physical requirements/abilities:

• Flexible to work in Production shifts
• Pipetting
• Sitting or standing at a lab bench
• Operation of machinery

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• Occasional lifting

Other:

• This role requires the associate is hands-on in the laboratory, including the use of hazardous chemicals and clinical specimens.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS (optional):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in biological or engineering related discipline
• Experience with design of experiments (DoE)
• Experience with test automation including scripting
• Experience with root cause analysis techniques and documentation of results
• Experience working in a biology lab environment with clinical specimens
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and/or within manufacturing operations under cGMP, ISO and FDA regulations
• Understanding of PCR and Cepheid products

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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