Microbiologist Supervisor (Pharma)

Microbiologist Supervisor

Job Description

The Microbiologist Supervisor leads a quality control microbiology laboratory, overseeing daily testing, release activities, and laboratory investigations in a GMP environment. This role manages a team of microbiologists, ensures compliance with SOPs and regulatory expectations, supports R&D activities, and drives continuous improvement across laboratory processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day oversight of microbiology laboratory operations, ensuring accurate, timely testing and release of laboratory results.
• Supervise a team of approximately nine direct reports, supported by team leads, and allocate resources effectively to meet testing schedules and project timelines.
• Review, approve, and provide guidance on microbiological testing, including microbial limits testing, environmental monitoring, and microbiological assays.
• Initiate, lead, and complete laboratory investigations to closure, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and implementation of appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct training for direct reports on microbiological techniques, aseptic practices, SOPs, and relevant quality and safety procedures.
• Participate in and support training activities required to maintain technical competency and compliance with current standards and regulations.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize laboratory workflows, enhance data quality, and improve overall efficiency and compliance.
• Provide ongoing performance-based feedback to direct reports, including conducting annual performance reviews and supporting professional development.
• Manage laboratory equipment calibration and qualification programs, ensuring instruments are maintained in a qualified state and documentation is complete and accurate.
• Support R&D laboratory activities by providing microbiology expertise, testing support, and technical guidance as needed.
• Ensure all laboratory work follows GMP requirements, SOPs, and safety guidelines, maintaining a high standard of data integrity and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including quality, operations, and R&D, to address microbiology-related issues and support product quality and process improvements.
• Ensure proper execution and documentation of environmental monitoring programs in accordance with established procedures and regulatory expectations.
• Promote a culture of quality, safety, and accountability within the laboratory team.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline, ideally microbiology or biology.
• 5+ years of experience working in a laboratory setting.
• 2+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a laboratory environment.

Work Environment

This role is based in a laboratory environment within a GMP-regulated facility, focusing on quality control microbiology activities. Standard working hours are approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with an expectation of around 45 hours per week to support operational needs. The position requires regular on-site presence in the lab, working with microbiological samples, sterilization processes, and environmental monitoring systems, while adhering to established safety and SOP requirements.

This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $90000.00/yr.

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, etc.

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 18, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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