Senior Microbiologist

Kenton Black Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Graduate Microbiologist to join our team in Macclesfield.

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Graduate Microbiologist to conduct microbiological testing and validation, environmental monitoring, and other laboratory tasks. The successful candidate will have a degree in Microbiology or equivalent and previous experience in a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical testing laboratory.

1. Conduct microbiological testing and validation, including Bioburden testing, sterility testing, and bacterial endotoxin testing.
2. Perform environmental monitoring, media preparation, and culturing microorganisms.
3. Review and reconcile all environmental monitoring samples at the end of the production run to ensure all samples are accounted for.
4. Verify laboratory data and review results.

1. Degree in Microbiology or equivalent.
2. Previous experience in a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical testing laboratory (Microbiology testing laboratory).
3. Experience in conducting environmental monitoring.
4. Experience working within a fast-paced, commercial analytical testing laboratory.

Working Hours: This is a shift microbiologist role, working 11-hour shifts on a two-week rota.