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Microbiology Laboratory Technician: USA
Oil-Dri Corporation of America is looking to hire a Microbiology Laboratory Technician. Successful candidate will become part of a dynamic and creative Life Sciences team engaged in developing natural disease management solutions for promoting gut health in livestock animals. He/She will assist in development and commercialization of new and improved products, perform routine and non-routine microbiological lab duties, and provide technical support for every aspect of the microbiology laboratory operations.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain assisgned aspects of the microbiology laboratory work to provide material and technical support to scientific staff
- Perform general laboratory duties, including but not limited to: media preperation/steralization, reagents and supplies re-stocking, propagating microbial cultures, performing serial dilutions and enumerating various target microorganisms, pathogen analyses using cultivation-based and cultivation-independent methods
- Understand the validation principles for microbiological methods, develops and validates new microbiological test methods
- Draft relevant test methods and prepare study reports and protocol completion summaries
- Maintain accurate and well-organized laboratory records, notebooks and/or worksheets
Qualifications/Requirements:
- BS in Microbiology or Biological/Biomedical Sciences required
- 1-2 years of experience in a lab setting preferred
- Conversant with aseptic technique
- Working knowledge of equipment features and process parameters typical of a microbiology laboratory and proficient in resolving routine problems/issues
- Strong analytical and math skills, along with data reporting abailities required
- Organized and Self-motivated
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