Microbiology Technician

Responsibilities

• Food Safety Microbiology
• Food Safety testing

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Life Sciences (e.g., Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or Biology) with 1-3 years of lab-based Life Science and Microbiology experience
• Experience and ability to work in a team based BSLII laboratory environment
• Ability to lift 15 – 20 lbs. (food sample enrichments)

Required Skills

• Microbiology techniques including but not limited to culture media preparation, culture preparation and propagation, and culture identification
• Experience working with pathogenic microorganisms
• Extensive practice in aseptic technique
• Experience in experimental planning, data interpretation, and proposing next steps to the management
• Experience and ability to work in a food microbiology and diagnostics environment
• Biohazard Safety Level II environment and/or microbiological environmental monitoring
• Experience in performing PCR and/or immunological assays
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel strongly preferred
• Strong motivation, attention to detail, and ability to think independently and fully integrate into a high achieving team environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in a diverse team environment
• Flexibility and ability to perform in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to execute and troubleshoot experiments independently
• Experience in Good Documentation Practices within a research environment

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Good Documentation Practices within a research environment