Senior Microbiologist

At TE Connectivity Corporation, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Microbiologist to join our team. As a key member of our process development team, you will work closely with engineers to create quality control processes and transfer them into operations.

This role requires a strong background in microbiology, with experience in antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. You will lead all quality control related to antibiotic resistance testing (ART) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) product manufacturing.

• Maintain bacterial stocks and prepare and isolate antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.
• Establish processes and perform validations on procedures for stock maintenance.
• Perform incoming QC procedures of bacterial stocks on bacterial culture materials (media, plates, etc.).
• Prepare bacterial cultures for testing and long-term storage.
• Monitor bacterial stocks for antibiotic resistance and establish processes 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.

• PhD 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, pH, 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.