Pharmaceutical Microbiologist – Lab & Quality Innovator

lnkintl; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with generous employer match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

LNK International, Inc. in Hauppauge, NY seeks a Microbiologist to join our quality-focused lab. You will perform media prep, culture maintenance, water testing, environmental monitoring, sterilization, and microbial testing on finished products, reporting findings and investigating out-of-spec results.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field and strong English communication skills. Pharmaceutical experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the pharmaceutical field.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills - written and verbal; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform Media Preparation with growth promotion.
• Maintain stock cultures weekly in the lab for positive controls.
• Perform Water testing using the Water filtration method
• Perform general micro lab duties and housekeeping including glassware cleaning and preparation.
• Perform calibration and monthly maintenance of different equipment.
• Perform Environmental Monitoring of all zones of the micro lab.
• Sterilize biohazardous material by running autoclave cycles.
• Perform Microbial limits on solid and liquid finished products at LNK International, Inc
• Perform Antimicrobial Effectiveness testing on Liquid Products.
• Prepare final reports.
• Conduct and write Investigation reports for Out of Specification results.
• Writing/ reviewing procedures.
• Perform Microbial identification as per procedures.
• Checking USP for any change in specification and/ or procedure.
• Monitoring the microbiology laboratory testing and reviewing of other microbiologist(s) work.
• Perform microbial testing on active and excipients of raw materials using USP/In-House method.

Skills

Communication skills

English fluency

Laboratory techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Autoclave

Sterilization equipment

USP testing methods

Job description

LNK International, Inc. in Hauppauge, NY seeks a Microbiologist to join our quality-focused lab. You will perform media prep, culture maintenance, water testing, environmental monitoring, sterilization, and microbial testing on finished products, reporting findings and investigating out-of-spec results.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in a related field and strong English communication skills. Pharmaceutical experience is a plus.