Public Health Microbiologist: Infectious Disease Lab

Department of Health and Human Services; Water Street (PA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a Microbiologist II to support diagnostic and surveillance testing of clinical and animal samples in a BSL-2/3 laboratory. The role involves learning various assays, quality assurance, and maintaining laboratory systems.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology or related field and two years of microbiology experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology or a related field is required.
• Two years of progressively responsible microbiology experience are required.
• Experience in diagnostic laboratory settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support various sections of the HETL Clinical Laboratory.
• Perform routine QA metrics and equipment maintenance.
• Prepare reagents, media, and solutions for testing.
• Conduct necropsies on domestic and wild animals to test for rabies.
• Perform real-time PCR and nucleic acid extraction as needed.
• Participate in the Laboratory Response Network-Bioterrorism testing.

Skills

Two years microbiology experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology or related field

Tools

Real-time PCR

Nucleic acid extraction platforms

Graphite furnace

Job description

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a Microbiologist II to support diagnostic and surveillance testing of clinical and animal samples in a BSL-2/3 laboratory. The role involves learning various assays, quality assurance, and maintaining laboratory systems.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology or related field and two years of microbiology experience.