Quality Microbiologist - BioManufacturing & GMP Testing

Manus Biosynthesis; Georgia; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manus Bio Inc. is seeking a hands-on Microbiologist for our Augusta, GA facility. You will own routine and investigative microbiological testing across raw materials, in-process streams, finished ingredients, water, and the manufacturing environment.

You will work with QC, QA, production, and sanitation teams to drive trends and root-cause investigations, ensuring compliant release of product. The role emphasizes environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, data trending, and GMP/FSMA

Qualifications

• BS in Microbiology, Biology, Food Science, or closely related discipline.
• 3+ years of microbiology experience in a food, beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or related manufacturing QC laboratory.
• Hands-on expertise in microbiological methods (enumeration, indicator organisms, pathogen screening) and aseptic technique.
• Experience executing and trending environmental monitoring programs.
• Strong documentation, data-integrity, and GMP / food-safety knowledge.
• Familiarity with LIMS and data trending.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Routine testing – aerobic / total plate count, yeast and mold, coliforms / E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae, and other indicator organisms.
• Pathogen screening and confirmation (e.g., Salmonella, Listeria) per validated methods.
• Prepare and QC culture media, reagents, and controls; maintain strict aseptic technique and sterility.
• Operate and maintain micro lab equipment – incubators, autoclaves, biosafety cabinet, and plate-reading or rapid-detection systems.
• Support method verification / validation and the onboarding of rapid microbiological methods.
• Environmental monitoring program (EMP): zone-based swabbing and sampling, ATP, air, water, and utility monitoring.
• Verify sanitation effectiveness (post-CIP / COP, hygienic zoning) and support the plant hygiene and sanitation program.
• Trend EMP and verification data to identify hot spots and emerging microbiological risks.
• Investigate out-of-specification (OOS) and atypical results; lead micro root-cause analysis and support CAPA.
• Record and trend data in LIMS and generate periodic microbiological reports and dashboards.
• Maintain GLP / GMP documentation, sample chain-of-custody, and retains with full data integrity.
• Support GMP, FSMA, HACCP, and GFSI audits and customer and regulatory requests.
• Contribute to microbiological specifications, sampling plans, and SOPs.

Skills

BS in Microbiology

Microbiology methods

Environmental monitoring

Documentation & GMP

LIMS familiarity

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

BS in Microbiology

MS in Microbiology

Tools

LIMS

Job description

Manus Bio Inc. is seeking a hands-on Microbiologist for our Augusta, GA facility. You will own routine and investigative microbiological testing across raw materials, in-process streams, finished ingredients, water, and the manufacturing environment.

You will work with QC, QA, production, and sanitation teams to drive trends and root-cause investigations, ensuring compliant release of product. The role emphasizes environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, data trending, and GMP/FSMA