Senior Microbiologist
MiniMed•Los Angeles, CA
•$97,000 - $165,000•Onsite
About The Position
We are looking for a dynamic Senior Microbiologist to join our team and support critical lot release testing and validation development and execution. This role is full time on-site in Northridge, CA.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as subject matter expert for microbiology, microbial control, disinfection, and contamination risk management.
- Develop and execute microbiological strategies across product development, manufacturing, sustaining engineering, and for existing and future cleanroom environments.
- Lead microbiological risk assessments for products, processes, materials, and cleanroom environments.
- Establish acceptance criteria, sampling plans, and test methods for the environmental monitoring program.
- Develop and execute validation of cleaning, disinfection, and microbial-control processes.
- Author and review protocols, reports, specifications, SOPs, and regulatory submission content.
- Evaluate microbiological results — including trends, deviations, and OOS/OOC findings — and own investigations and corrective actions.
- Provide microbiology input for design controls, hazard analyses, change controls, CAPAs, complaints, risk assessment, and supplier issues.
- Qualify and oversee external microbiology laboratories, including method review, data assessment, and participation in laboratory audits.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- life insurance
- long-term disability leave
- dependent daycare spending account
- incentive plans
- 401(k) plan with company match
- short-term disability coverage
- paid time off and holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
