Job Title: QC Microbiologist
Duration: Full time
Location: West Chester, PA
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated QC Microbiologist who is interested in joining our fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Performing lab tests in the areas of bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology
- Performs environmental monitoring of plant utilities and production clean zones using particle counters, contact plates and microbial air samplers
- Performs routine and non-routine microbiological testing such as water bioburden, endotoxin, and media growth promotion; Gram staining and microbial identifications
- Performs enumeration and characterization of microorganisms recovered from samples
- Participate in aseptic processing in a clean room environment
- Perform growth promotion
- Environmental Monitoring
- Identifies bacteria and susceptibilities, molds, yeast, parasites, and other related organisms
- Routine Testing, Proficiency Testing and Data Review
- Perform Microbiological test methods for cell therapy, Sterile injectable product, raw material and release testing
- Perform protocol driven studies for B/F, bioburden, endotoxin, sterility testing, EM, ID, etc.
- Provides written and verbal updates on projects and activities as required.
- Generating data to support site manufacturing and/or complaint investigations and resolving project-related questions
- Troubleshooting equipment and methods
- Analyzing and interpreting analytical data
- Contributing to improved laboratory operations processes and procedures