Microbiology Scientist

Description

Onsite role ( 5 days a week) Working hours 35 to 40 hours per week

Bring your own PC

Working schedule: Start time from 7:00-9:00. Finish time: 3:00 to 6:00PM

Bi-weekly report of deliverables. 

This role is well-suited for a recent graduate or a current college student. If the selected candidate is a graduate student, the assignment duration can be extended beyond the initial timeline, if needed.

Key Working Parameters

Scope, & Impact:

• This role belongs to the Corporate QSE team and gives support to E2E Microbiology
• Routine microbiology clearance of finished beverages, laboratory and pilot plant water and environmental samples.
• Designs and executes microbiology research experiments using traditional and molecular microbiology

Focus Areas:

• The microbiology scientist will execute laboratory activities in the Corporate QSE microbiology lab at the Atlanta Office Campus (AOC).

The following areas define the key focus of the role:

• Microbiology testing: Clearance of finished beverages, laboratory and pilot plant water and environmental samples. (20%)

Microbiology experimentation:

• Applied research projects: Project will include literature research, design and execution of experiments, analyses of data, reporting of results and presenting to microbiology leaders at TCCC.

Project 1:

• Development, detection and characterization of biofilms
• Assess effectiveness of different chemicals and biocides to biofilm removal

Project 2:

• Validation of online microbiology methods
• Validation of molecular biology assays (real time PCR) for testing of high acid beverages

Operational support for microbiology Lab: Support laboratory activities like media preparation, waste disposal. Keep laboratory SOPs up to date.

Key Success Parameters

Experience

• Last year Undergraduate student, Graduate student or B.Sc. in Microbiology
• Experience in microbiology testing and microbiology research
• Experience in molecular biology techniques (for the project in validation of molecular assays).
• Strong scientific knowledge in microbiology and design of experiments.
• Preferred to have experience in setting applied research experiments.
• Team player, collaborative and entrepreneur mindset are key skills to work within the microbiology team.
• This role gives the opportunity to a junior microbiologist of learning and working with a team of senior and experienced food microbiologist.

Expectations: 

What we offer:

• Equivalent to 30 hours of paid training in laboratory practices, applied microbiology and beverages technology.
• Coaching of senior microbiologists for routine testing and research project
• Opportunity to learn and apply routine practices in the microbiology lab
• Opportunity to present project results to an audience of microbiology leaders at Client Company (E2E Microbiology Team).