Senior Microbiology/ Project Manager

£34,000-£45,000 pa dependent on experience

+ Employee benefits

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Microbiology

Campden BRI offer microbiology analytical testing and consultancy services, including: analytical testing, safety and spoilage, molecular and microbiology methods, emerging microbiology, brewing microbiology research, industrial heat process microbiology and quality laboratory audit.

Microbiology & Methods Team

Are you an experienced Microbiologist looking to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality, cutting‑edge microbiological and molecular services for a wide range of clients across the food & drink industry.

Position

You will manage the implementation of contract projects in the Microbiology Section with a focus on molecular biology-based analysis.
You will be responsible for managing daily resource planning, health and safety issues, project results gathering and interpretation. You'll contribute to project costings and managing client interactions in conjunction with the Section Lead.
You'll provide our customers with technical support in the areas of molecular microbiology analysis, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Library preparation (RNA/DNA), especially the 16s metabarcoding bacteria population profiling analysis, microbial genotyping, virus testing and involves testing food and non-food products.
This is a senior role for a competent Microbiologist with a commercial focus. Candidates should be competent in molecular microbiological techniques and have the ability to be client facing, with an operational focus on managing staff and resources.

Requirements

Minimum Scientific Degree (or equivalent) plus proven technical experience in a laboratory environment ideally PhD/MSc
Experience of next generation sequencing (NGS), library preparation and bioinformatic analysis of NGS
Experience of sample preparation, library making and running NGS sequencing platforms
Knowledge of analytical tools for NGS
Working knowledge of UKAS accredited microbiological methods
Working Knowledge of recognised quality systems e.g. UKAS. ISO 90001 and 17025
Proficient at analysing microbiological results and making decisions based on this interpretation
Experienced in supervising a team of technical staff and associated resources
Competent with working with spoilage organisms e.g. Pseudomonas, yeasts and moulds, lactic acid bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae
Competence with working with food borne pathogens e.g. Salmonella, Listeria, Staph aureus, Bacillus cereus including knowledge of cell morphology, media, incubation times and temperature requirements
Capacity to work off-site with clients if required

Benefits

Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Buy and sell holiday scheme
A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
Subsidised onsite restaurant

Additional information:

Due to our rural location you must have your own transport and a valid UK driver's license.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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