Microbiologist Officer

Solfit Lifesciences; Bavla; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Solfit Lifesciences in Gujarat, India invites qualified bioscience professionals to join our Laboratory Testing & Analysis group. You will work across clinical, environmental, and product samples to isolate, culture, identify, and categorize microorganisms using standard diagnostic techniques.

Responsibilities include antimicrobial susceptibility testing, bioburden testing, environmental monitoring, method validation, data interpretation in LIMS, and preparation of official analytical reports.

Responsibilities

• Isolate, culture, identify, and categorize microorganisms from clinical, environmental, or product samples.
• Perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and bioburden testing.
• Environmental monitoring in cleanrooms and sterile manufacturing areas.
• Standardize and validate analytical methods, equipment calibration, and testing media.
• Interpret experimental/diagnostic data and author official analytical reports.
• Document out-of-specification (OOS) investigations and recommend CAPA.
• Maintain logs using Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
• Ensure laboratory compliance with biosafety protocols (BSL-1 to BSL-3) and PPE guidelines.
• Supervise junior lab technicians and assistants in sample preparation and equipment safety.

Job description

Laboratory Testing & Analysis

• Isolate, culture, identify, and categorize microorganisms from clinical, environmental, or product samples.
• Conduct diagnostic tests including Gram staining, PCR, ELISA, staining techniques, and automated identification systems.
• Perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and bioburden testing.

Quality Control & Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain laboratory operations under strict regulatory guidelines (GLP, GMP, ISO 17025, or ISO 15189).
• Perform environmental monitoring in cleanrooms and sterile manufacturing areas.
• Standardize and validate analytical methods, equipment calibration, and testing media.

Data Management & Reporting

• Interpret experimental/diagnostic data and author official analytical reports.
• Document out-of-specification (OOS) investigations and recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Maintain accurate logs using Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

Biosafety & Supervision

• Ensure laboratory compliance with biosafety protocols (BSL-1 to BSL-3 levels) and personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines.
• Supervise junior lab technicians and assistants in sample preparation and equipment safety.