Job Opportunities in Spain

Responsibilities

• Maintain bacterial stocks:

• Prepare bacterial cultures for testing and long-term storage.
• Monitor bacterial stocks for antibiotic resistance. Establish processes and perform validations on procedures for such.
• Create SOPs and processes for handling, plating, culturing, storing, and manipulation of BSL1 and BSL2 antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.
• Monitor and train laboratory staff in microbiological processes with strict adherence to quality standards and good laboratory practices (GLP).
• Create, implement, and monitor processes for QC final release testing with bacterial strains for IVD products.
• Create, implement, and monitor processes for bioburden testing.
• Perform laboratory analysis on materials after appropriate sterilization.
• Perform tests on component samples, identify any contamination, conduct analysis, and initiate corrective measures.
• Perform audits on various environmental programs and perform reviews.
• Develop various testing processes for raw materials and equipment and monitor all finished products.
• Analyze and interpret QC data from AST IVDs to monitor for trends or issues.
  

Education and Skills

• Ph D in microbiology, medical or clinical microbiology, virology, clinical laboratory sciences, molecular biology, biochemistry, or similar background with at least 1-2 years of experience with microbiologic techniques.
• Or, Master’s degree with 3-5 years of experience
• Or, Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in similar fields
• Proficient in standard biology laboratory techniques, such as laboratory math, micropipetting, p H, buffer preparation, etc.
• Experience with antibiotic resistance and/or antimicrobial susceptibility testing strongly preferred
• Experience with bioanalytic and molecular biology techniques also preferred (ex. HPLC, mass spectroscopy, RT-PCR, NGS, ELISA etc.)
• Experience in a regulated environment or laboratory preferred (ex ISO 13485, ISO 11737, ISO 11133, ISO 17325, ISO 15189, FDA, or similar)
• Excellent communication skills, ability to summarize and report results t upper management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
• Proficient in English (written and spoken) strongly preferred.

Competencies