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St Louis, Missouri, United States

MilliporeSigma, BioMonitoring, Scientist of Molecular and Microbiology, reporting to Head of Cell and Molecular Biology.Responsible for supporting the Technical Leader, as a project team member, supporting product development and improvement projects, customer applications and other R&D and Marketing activities when needed.KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES• Transform pre-development concepts into marketable and manufacturable products in accordance to requirements.• Scout technologies and/or develop new technologies that will be used during product development.• Plan, execute and analyze laboratory testing for development activities (technology and/or product development and product improvement). • Report and present results and conclusions to the technical project team for discussion. • Write technical reports, application notes, poster presentations • Ensure lab best practices are implemented and lab related EHS measures in placeKey Skills• Proficient in a wide range of microbiology techniques, with a strong focus on culture media preparation, microbial preparation, propagation, confirmation, and identification.• Extensive experience in maintaining aseptic conditions, ensuring the integrity of microbiological experiments and analyses.• Skilled in conducting microbiological assessments in a Biohazard Safety Level II environment, with expertise in food microbiology and pathogen diagnostics.• Proficient in a wide range of PCR techniques, including assay design, optimization, amplification, and data analysis.• Familiar with PCR applications in research and development settings, including genetic analysis, gene expression profiling, and pathogen detection.• Experienced in experimental planning, data interpretation, and proposing next steps to management, facilitating evidence-based decision-making.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

A member of the Pathogens and Molecular Diagnostics Team, in the BioMonitoring Applied Biology (Food) group. Supporting the Applied Biology Business with projects to extend food pathogen diagnostics portfolio.Some Key Skills:• Experimental design, analysis, and presentation.• Molecular Biology (PCR as screening and ID tool)• Immunodiagnostics (Antibody development, purification, conjugation, IMS, Lateral Flow, ELISA)• Traditional Food Microbiology.• Environmental Monitoring (ATP detection, amplicon or protein presence)• Method Validation (AOAC, AFNOR, Health Canada, ISO)• Regulatory Compliance (FDA/BAM, USDA, ISO)

Redmond, Washington, United States

Perform quality control and microbiological techniques including calibration, tracking, analyzing, and reporting of various materials, processes and products to ensure they meet company's quality standards.Key job duties include:• Performing microbiological and physical analyses of raw, in-process and finished products to support production in a GMP and BSL2 environment in accordance with standard methods and procedures.• Perform routine quality testing such as pathogen screening and probiotic viability counts for all in-process/raw materials and finished products.• Maintaining records of analytical results both in paper and electronic format for archive and retrieval of data.• Prepare product and raw material release documents for all analyses performed in the Redmond lab.• Record environmental monitoring, pest control, and equipment calibrations as required by GMP/GLP.• Maintained laboratory in a clean, organized, and supplied state including media preparation, inventory control, and sanitation.• Completed special projects as assigned