Description:

Associate Microbiologist- USP lab

• routine analysis
• different from Probiotics b/c in dietary supplements, they have a lot of properties or they have proprietary blends so every sample they set up, they inoculate. They utilize different types of media and dilutions to obtain that.
• Testing for pathogens (like E.coli, Salmonella, Listeria)
• Plating- yeast, mold, total plate count (lower dilutions)
• Upcoming project planned for mid-march-April. Do not know volume but need some additional staff.
• Multiple phase project (phase 1- pilot)- come mid-March
• 30% increase in sample volume
• Could take 1-2 months (phase 1)
• There are 4 phases.
• Phase 1 is smaller than the other phases. Could impact the entire year but not sure on exact volumes.
• Until they go through phase 1, they will not know what the remaining phases will look like
• Also have a Probiotics lab they could get trained in, in the future:
• Associate Microbiologist- Probiotics
• Enumerations of probiotic sample (high count methods)- accuracy is a must.
• A lot of dilution testing
• Spread plate methods and pour plate methods.
• Will get into flow cytometry later on in this role.

Skills:

microbiology, biology, aseptic technique, Microbiology Laboratory, Food Microbiology, Manufacturing Environment, Production Environment, Laboratory, Media prep, Plating

Top Skills Details:

microbiology, biology, aseptic technique

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in the Life Sciences (Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry or etc)
• 0-1 years experience in a production/manufacturing or food service position
• Ability to multi task (verify by references)
• Someone that has a routine/repetitive experience (warehouse/assembly even basic lab) would be great!
• High attention to detail (verify through references)- precise weights need to be taken
• PCR and ELISA testing experience is a plus!
• Ability to use a variety of styles of pipettes and micropipettes, specifically multi-channel electronic pipettes
• Experience Level:

Entry Level

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