Scientific Officer, AMR EU Reference Lab – Global Impact

DTU - Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

DTU National Food Institute invites applications for a Scientific Officer within the EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health in Antimicrobial Resistance (EURL-PH-AMR). The role entails planning, coordinating, and ensuring quality across lab activities, interfacing with technicians, scientists, and international partners.

The candidate will manage large PT schemes, supervise phenotypic AST and WGS analyses, contribute to reports and publications, and participate in accreditation activities in a

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD degree in microbiology, molecular biology, or a closely related field.
• Experience planning, managing, quality-assuring and interpreting large-scale proficiency tests (PTs) under accreditation schemes.
• Hands-on experience with phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing and with whole-genome sequencing applied to AMR.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, execute and assure quality of EU reference lab activities for EURL-PH-AMR.
• Coordinate proficiency tests including design, management, material production, result evaluation and reporting for 1000+ labs.
• Supervise phenotypic AST methods (broth microdilution/ disc diffusion) and interpretation of AMR results.
• Oversee WGS and bioinformatics analyses and integrate phenotypic and genotypic data.
• Develop, implement and maintain ISO/IEC 17025/17043 compliant procedures and documentation.

Skills

PhD in microbiology

PTs management

Phenotypic AST

Whole-genome sequencing

Quality systems

Education

PhD in biology/microbiology

Tools

WGS

Job description

DTU National Food Institute invites applications for a Scientific Officer within the EU Reference Laboratory for Public Health in Antimicrobial Resistance (EURL-PH-AMR). The role entails planning, coordinating, and ensuring quality across lab activities, interfacing with technicians, scientists, and international partners.

The candidate will manage large PT schemes, supervise phenotypic AST and WGS analyses, contribute to reports and publications, and participate in accreditation activities in a