Microbiology QC Technician – Clean Room & GMP Monitoring

STAQ Pharma, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

STAQ Pharma, Inc. is hiring a Quality Control Microbiology Technician in Columbus, OH. The role focuses on clean room support, adherence to procedures, and environmental monitoring to ensure batch production quality.

Responsibilities include gowning, equipment maintenance, sample incubation, and data reporting. Experience in cGMP or cleanroom settings is preferred; strong attention to detail is required.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, or related life sciences.
• Experience in microbiology or quality control preferred.
• Experience in a cGMP or cleanroom setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clean rooms meet required cleanliness standards per procedures.
• Adhere to gowning and personal hygiene practices to prevent contamination.
• Monitor and maintain clean room equipment to ensure compliance.
• Perform environmental monitoring in ISO 7 areas and report results.
• Collaborate with production to resolve quality issues and document everything.
• Incubate and enumerate samples related to environmental monitoring.
• Train new personnel on enumeration, colony morphology, and subculturing.
• Support QC microbiology investigations related to deviations.
• Provide data trending and reporting for environmental monitoring data.
• Lead cleaning and testing procedures in the BioSafety Cabinet.

Skills

cGMP aseptic env.

attention to detail

fast-paced, small company

pharmaceutical exp. preferred

MS Office suite

21 CFR Part 11 familiarity

Education

AS/BS in Microbiology or related

microbiology/quality control exp.

cGMP/cleanroom exp. preferred

Job description

STAQ Pharma, Inc. is hiring a Quality Control Microbiology Technician in Columbus, OH. The role focuses on clean room support, adherence to procedures, and environmental monitoring to ensure batch production quality.

Responsibilities include gowning, equipment maintenance, sample incubation, and data reporting. Experience in cGMP or cleanroom settings is preferred; strong attention to detail is required.