Job Description

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in biochemistry, microbiology, or a related life sciences field
• 2+ years of wet-lab experience, ideally in a BSL2 and/or clinical laboratory setting
• Hands-on experience with microbial culturing, gram staining, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
• Experience designing and conducting experiments involving growth of bacteria and fungi in blood and/or blood-derived growth media
• Deep understanding of blood chemistry, including pH, blood additives (e.g. anticoagulants), and blood components (molecular and cellular)
• Skilled in preparing and managing blood cultures and growth assays for clinically relevant organisms
• Excellent documentation habits and experience writing and maintaining SOPs and lab protocols
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Commitment to accuracy, quality control, and laboratory safety standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting or working alongside clinical microbiologists in a diagnostic or research setting
• Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation for microbial growth and analysis (e.g. incubators, anaerobic chambers, spectrophotometers)
• Experience with fungal identification or culturing in clinical matrices
• Exposure to automated microbial identification tools or molecular platforms (e.g. MALDI-TOF, BioFire)
• Familiarity with basic programming or data analysis tools (Python, R, Excel macros, etc.)

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