Senior Microbiologist

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    About the role

    Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. As a Senior Microbiologist within the Quality Control Microbiology team, you will serve as a technical subject-matter expert (SME) for microbiology testing and environmental monitoring in a GMP viral-vector manufacturing environment. You will lead method and equipment implementation, technical studies, investigations, quality-system projects, trend analysis, and process improvements. You will also provide technical direction to analysts and collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Process Development, Engineering, Validation, and client teams to resolve issues and deliver compliant, reliable results.

    Responsibilities

    • Microbiology and environmental monitoring SME in audits and regulatory inspections.
    • Provide technical direction for microbiology testing, studies, and contamination-control activities.
    • Troubleshoot laboratory methods, equipment, software, and data issues.
    • Lead risk-based assessments for microbiology controls (HACCP, FMEA).
    • Implement and qualify new microbiology methods and equipment.
    • Author/execute study protocols and reports, including product qualification and disinfectant efficacy studies.
    • Trend and review testing/environmental monitoring to identify adverse trends and drive corrective actions (CAPAs).
    • Lead microbiology lab testing (growth promotion, preservation, identification, bioburden, endotoxin, media fill, indicators) and perform method validation/verification for USP/EP/JP compliance; lead investigations and CAPA/Change Control activities when needed.

    Requirements

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry, or a related life-science discipline
    • 7+ years of microbiology experience in a regulated GMP laboratory supporting biologics, sterile products, cell therapy, gene therapy, or viral-vector manufacturing
    • OR
    • High school diploma or GED
    • 9+ years of microbiology experience in a regulated GMP laboratory supporting biologics, sterile products, cell therapy, gene therapy, or viral-vector manufacturing

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience in investigations, CAPAs, change controls, technical documentation, SOPs, protocols, risk and trend reports, personnel training and competency assessment, and ALCOA+ data-integrity principles
    • Experience in CDMO, contract testing, or client-facing environments
    • Experience working with viral vectors, advanced therapies, or other biologics
    • Experience supporting regulatory inspections or client audits
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain microbiology concepts, investigations, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
    • Experience leading cross-functional projects
    • Experience with laboratory digitalization or automation
    • Lean Six Sigma, project-management, or quality-related certification

    Physical And Work Environment Requirements

    • Wearing PPE when entering the cleanroom space. PPE includes safety glasses, face masks, hoods, scrubs, sterile gowns, gloves, sleeves, and boot covers
    • Sit and reach to use computers and other office/lab equipment
    • Occasionally stand for extended periods of time, up to four (4) to five (5) hours/time
    • Occasionally lift up to fifty (50) pounds
    • View objects at close and distant ranges