Job Description

A clinical diagnostic testing lab is growing their R&D team, and this Microbiologist will validate assays and conduct standard microbiology testing in support of R&D initiatives.

Work Schedule

5 days/week: Sat/Sun + 3 weekdays of your choice (40 hours)

This role is Contract-to-Hire.

Responsibilities:

The R&D Microbiologist will conduct testing on human specimens (urine, blood) and validate microbiological assays according to GLP.

• Microbiology testing techniques include:
• > AST (antibiotic susceptibility testing) including MIC, and Disk Diffusion / Kirby-Bauer
• > Bacteria culture / fungal culture and organism growth
• > Anaerobic growth
• > Organism Identification
• Develop and maintain control organisms in Aseptic environment
• Identify issues adversely affecting test performance.
• Assist with quality improvement activities.
• Identify test system deviations.
• Write and edit SOPs.
• Work independently at the micro bench on Saturdays and Sundays.

Qualifications:

• 1+ year of hands-on microbiology testing experience in academic or industry lab
• Demonstrated proficient microbiology lab skills including Bacteria Cell Culture, Organism Identification, and AST
• Experience conducting organism growth using Anaerobic Chamber.
• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Microbiology or similar field
• Prior experience testing human samples (urine, blood) Preferred

Misc:

• Position pays a 20% Pay Differential for weekend work (16 hrs/week)
• Benefits during the contract period include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, etc.
• Consistent work hours of 8am-5pm including on Saturdays and Sundays
• Smaller teams, excellent teamwork culture with good leadership, resulting in strong employee tenure / retention at the company.
• Great company benefits and PTO / closed days off policy

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