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Postdoctoral Research Scientist

MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY INC.
Forest Park, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025 CLOSED ON 1/29/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Research Scientist position at MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY INC.?

IEH Laboratories, a Leader in Food Safety, is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Food Microbiology or related field) position at its facility in Seattle, WA.

Applicants must possess a PhD degree in Food Microbiology, Food Science or a related topic. The candidate should be highly motivated and proactive, have a strong passion for food microbiology/safety and food science, and be willing to do their best to help our clients on their requested projects.

This position works as part of the Special Projects and/or consulting team at IEH, which perform a variety of projects in food science and, food microbiology, as needed, in a timely manner. Occasional work on weekends, extended hours, and or presence in the lab outside of the normal schedule are sometimes required. This position may require occasional travel assignments, as per the projects' needs. Upon receiving training, the Postdoctoral Research Scientist is expected to help with bench work, proposal/report writing, data analysis, general laboratory works, and any other related tasks assigned as per day-to-day and project needs.

Additionally, for travelling projects, assignments may include visiting client sites (spending multiple days on site if needed), taking environmental samples, sample shipping to the labs, on-site validation studies, on-site inoculation work, performing on-site observations of manufacturing and processing practices, data analysis, report writing, consulting, and any other task assigned by the consulting team leadership.

The pay range for this position is $78, $80,000 annually. This is a full-time position eligible for the following benefits after a brief waiting period: medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance, long- and short-term disability insurance, 401(k), health and dependent care FSA plans, employee assistance program, 15 days of paid time off per year for sick leave and/or vacation, 3 days paid bereavement leave, and 6 paid holidays per year.

Due to exposure to various food allergens in the laboratory environment, applicants with moderate-to-severe food allergies are discouraged from applying.

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IEH Laboratories, a Leader in Food Safety, is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Food Microbiology or related field) position at its facility in Seattle, WA.

Applicants must possess a PhD degree in Food Microbiology, Food Science or a related topic. The candidate should be highly motivated and proactive, have a strong passion for food microbiology/safety and food science, and be willing to do their best to help our clients on their requested projects.

This position works as part of the Special Projects and/or consulting team at IEH, which perform a variety of projects in food science and, food microbiology, as needed, in a timely manner. Occasional work on weekends, extended hours, and or presence in the lab outside of the normal schedule are sometimes required. This position may require occasional travel assignments, as per the projects' needs. Upon receiving training, the Postdoctoral Research Scientist is expected to help with bench work, proposal/report writing, data analysis, general laboratory works, and any other related tasks assigned as per day-to-day and project needs.

Additionally, for travelling projects, assignments may include visiting client sites (spending multiple days on site if needed), taking environmental samples, sample shipping to the labs, on-site validation studies, on-site inoculation work, performing on-site observations of manufacturing and processing practi

Salary : $80,000

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