About the business

Tréidlia Biovet is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty veterinary vaccines. Based at Seven Hills in Sydney, we produce a range of varied and interesting products, including bacterial, viral and recombinant vaccines. Join a growing team of talented and motivated professionals who are making an important contribution to animal health.

 

About the role
Due to continued growth, we are seeking a proactive, resourceful team player to join our company as a Microbiologist.

Duties include:

• Planning and conducting bacterial, viral and recombinant vaccine manufacturing and quality assurance processes.

This includes: identify micro-organisms via colony identification or other methods, optimizing the growth condition specific microorganisms   Conducting required quality check processes.

Analysis of the cultures and conducting cell counts using a microscope, and performing specific quality control tests such as purity, sterility and inactivation.

• Investigating any out of specification results by performing gram-staining and carrying out biochemical tests such as oxidase test and catalase test.
• Adhering to strict Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines when reporting and documenting all observations and results from microbiological tests.
• Training and supervising new staff on vaccine production. This ranges from culturing and inactivating microorganisms, producing emulsifications and sterile filling of vaccines.
• Ensuring media made in-house for microbial growth meets all standards required, e.g. pH level.
• Operating laboratory equipment such as autoclaves, centrifuges and biosafety cabinets, and performing technical assays e.g. PAGE, western blotting and column chromatography.
• Testing antigen titres in animal vaccines using procedures such as agglutination tests and enumeration of cells.
• Performing and checking final products to ensure all meet release specifications.

 

Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications required

• Post-Graduate or graduate degree in a relevant biological science, ideally with a focus on microbiology and molecular biology.
• Hands on experience with benchtop bioreactors/fermenters and process development.
• Familiarity with cGMP operations.
• Familiarity with a range of industrially relevant microbes (bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi) and cell lines.
• Ability to analyse data. Logical and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good organisational skills. Self-starter with initiative who works well with minimal supervision.
• Sound knowledge of relevant scientific techniques, procedures and principles.
• Demonstrated agility in using different IT systems & technologies.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with others. Collaborative mindset and effective communication skills.
• Availability to work weekends and out-of-hours when required.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and to make sound decisions on a day to day basis.
• Demonstrated superior written, verbal & interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in R&D in the animal health sector, particularly vaccines, is highly desirable.

If you have the skills and experience please forward your resume with a covering letter via the link.

 

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