Primient
Biotechnology
ProductionMicrobiologist–FermentationBiotechnology/MolecularBiology
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“Production Microbiologist – Fermentation Biotechnology / Molecular Biology at Primient. Skills: Fermentation, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology. Lead daily microbiology laboratory activities. Support commercial fermentation operations”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve strain robustness; Improve metabolic performance; Improve process consistency; Improve process efficiency; Reduce contamination; Improve uptime; Reduce cost; Improve operational stability; Improve productivity; Improve titer; Improve yield; Improve process robustness; Improve manufacturing reliability
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause investigations; Process deviations; Operational performance issues; Analytical; Statistical; Technical problem-solving
On call technical support, Support 24/7 operations, Lift up to 50 lbs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years experience industrial biotechnology, 3+ years fermentation process development, 3+ years microbiology, 3+ years bioprocess R&D, Experience operating microbial growth systems, Experience troubleshooting microbial growth systems, Experience with fed-batch aerobic bacterial fermentations, Fundamental understanding fermentation scale-up, Fundamental understanding process control strategies, Fundamental understanding bioprocess analytics, Experience with molecular biology assays, Experience with contamination detection techniques, Experience with PCR, Experience with ELISA, Experience with microbial identification methods, Analytical problem-solving skills, Statistical problem-solving skills, Technical problem-solving skills, Maintain accurate laboratory documentation, Maintain experimental records, Maintain electronic data systems, Excellent communication abilities, Excellent organizational abilities, Excellent cross-functional collaboration abilities, Translate scientific information, Translate process information, Work in fast-paced manufacturing environment, Support 24/7 operations, Lift up to 50 lbs, Work safely around equipment
Nice to Have
Master's degree preferred, PhD preferred, Kubernetes experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Lead daily microbiology laboratory activities
Support commercial fermentation operations
Perform aseptic inoculation
Maintain bacterial cultures
Prepare fermentation media
Sterilize fermentation media
Prepare process solutions
Sterilize process solutions
Perform microbial plating
Monitor contamination
Perform Gram staining
Develop contamination detection workflows
Improve contamination detection workflows
Identify bacteriophage
Maintain microbial culture collections
Maintain master cell banks
Maintain working cell banks
Design microbial engineering strategies
Execute microbial engineering strategies
Improve strain robustness
Improve metabolic performance
Improve process consistency
Support molecular assay development
Support biochemical assay development
Optimize molecular assays
Optimize biochemical assays
Operate analytical instrumentation
Troubleshoot analytical instrumentation
Calibrate analytical instrumentation
Maintain analytical instrumentation
Analyze fermentation datasets
Analyze analytical datasets
Identify process trends
Identify improvement opportunities
Contribute to experimental design
Contribute to DOE studies
Contribute to root cause investigations
Contribute to technical reports
Identify continuous improvement opportunities
Improve process efficiency
Improve operational stability
Collaborate with laboratory personnel
Provide technical guidance
Maintain batch records
Maintain laboratory documentation systems
Provide on call technical support
Troubleshoot critical fermentation operations
Troubleshoot microbiology operations
Collaborate with R&D Manager
Execute fermentation process development initiatives
Support fermentation process development initiatives
Assist in execution fermentation experiments
Assist in monitoring fermentation experiments
Assist in documentation fermentation experiments
Support fermentation optimization activities
Troubleshoot fermentation process deviations
Troubleshoot contamination events
Troubleshoot operational performance issues
Support scale-up process evaluation
Support scale-down process evaluation
Assist with update process monitoring systems
Assist with implementation process monitoring systems
Assist with maintenance process monitoring systems
Assist with historical data review
Assist with automation tools
Contribute technical observations
Contribute recommendations
Support development standardized fermentation practices
Support development process documentation
Support development knowledge transfer
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Collaborate with R&D Manager; Collaborate with Operations; Collaborate with Engineering; Collaborate with laboratory personnel
Communication Scope
Technical communication; Data interpretation; Actionable communication
Process & Methodology
Experimental design, DOE studies
Full Job Description
Production Microbiologist – Fermentation Biotechnology / Molecular Biology | Primient # **About Primient** Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate. ### **Key Responsibilities** **Microbiology & Cell Culture Operations** * Lead daily microbiology laboratory activities supporting commercial fermentation operations, including aseptic inoculation, propagation, and maintenance of bacterial cultures. * Prepare and sterilize fermentation media, buffers, and process solutions. * Perform microbial plating, contamination monitoring, Gram staining, microscopy, and morphology tracking. * Develop and improve contamination detection workflows for bacterial, fungal, and bacteriophage identification in process streams and environmental samples. * Maintain microbial culture collections, master cell banks, and working cell banks with validated traceability systems and electronic inventory management. * Design and execute microbial engineering strategies to improve strain robustness, productivity, metabolic performance, and process consistency in industrial fermentation applications. **Molecular Biolo
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