Microbiologist II - SGS North America, Inc., Fairfield, New Jersey. Mentoring and training new microbiologists as needed (5% of time); Accessing appropriate technical references and documenting data in notebooks and LIMS (5% of time); Data entry, receiving/returning calls, sending/receiving information, copying of documents, and processing assignments (5% of time); Being accountable for quality assurance tasks vital to the position, including, but not limited to, lab area monitoring, media qualification, incubator, instrument and equipment calibration, and maintenance and sterilization procedures (15% of time); Scheduling analyses so that completion deadlines are met but also so that analyses are thoroughly and thoughtfully conducted (5% of time); Responsible for accurate and timely recordkeeping, diligently following standards for analysis and SOPs (5% of time). Conducting analyses of samples in accordance with USP, EP ASTM, AOAC, FDA, EPA, or other compendia procedures, procedures supplied by the client, and other non-routine procedures as encountered (20% of time); Practicing aseptic techniques and disinfection per laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (10% of time); Conducting Assays to find working concentrations and potencies using microbiological methods for Antibiotic testing (10% of time); Performing Sterility tests as per the compendia requirements and client methods (5% of time); Preparing media and reagents required for the conduct of microbiological analyses (5% of time); and Designing and executing R&D experimental frameworks within cGMP-regulated laboratory environments while providing technical governance and procedural oversight to ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and reproducibility across project deliverables (10% of time).