Job Title: Analytical Microbiologist - Mid-Level

Location: Chesterfield, MO 63017

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Oniste

Pay Rate: $25-25$/Hourly/W2

Overview:

Tekwissen group, is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This client is a German multinational Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, headquartered in Leverkusen, and areas of business include pharmaceuticals; consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Support studies from different projects by analyzing different microbial species.
• Perform microbial viability and stability assays according to standard protocols.
• Process samples to recover microbes and cultures in different media.
• Generate reports and deliver to different groups inside and outside the organization.
• Operate, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance on common lab equipment.
• Assist with lab maintenance and consumable re-stocking tasks.
• Interact and collaborate with different groups inside and outside the organization.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, or related field with 3-5 years of experience (for B.S.) or 1-3 years of experience (for M.S.).
• Experience with microbiology techniques (e.g., microbial isolation, culture, and characterization)
• Experience with molecular biology techniques (DNA extraction, purification, and PCR)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Experience processing microbiological samples and preparing solutions.
• Results and detail oriented.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Ability to interact and collaborate with different groups inside and outside Client.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Able to plan, execute, troubleshoot, and prioritize experiments and interpret/report results to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desired qualifications

• Experience with basic microbiological methods, including aseptic techniques for handling and growing microbes, and estimating colony forming units.
• Experience with DNA extraction from soil and plant sample materials.
• Experience with DNA quantitation.
• Experience with qPCR technique, instrumentation, and software.
• Experience with gel electrophoresis.

TekWisen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.