Company Overview:ATL, A Bureau Veritas Company is a professional services organization with an ever-broadening service portfolio to support FDA-regulated products and companies worldwide. Providing scientific, engineering, and regulatory laboratory services, we seamlessly leverage our expertise within the consumer product goods, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we are a highly profitable and nimble entrepreneurial organization comprised of nearly 500 experts who work throughout the United States. Anchored by the mission to add value to our clients throughout all stages of the product life cycle, we are the most desired business partner for our Fortune 500 clients.Perks & Benefits at ATL:
Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability paid by Employer
401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution
Paid Time Off
Employee Assistance Plan
Employee Discount Program
Wellness Program
Career Mobility & Ongoing Development
What You’ll Do:
Work collaboratively to support 3 distinct Research groups related to Microbiology R&D: Skin/Hair Care, General Microbiology, and Oral Care Microbiology
Microbiological efficacy testing of cleaning products via execution of client protocols, using both routine practices and client-specific methodology.
Microbiological techniques: diluting, plating, counting colonies, culturing (via a variety of media and preparations), plate pouring, plate streaking, etc.
More advanced microbiological testing, such as running MICs, growth curves, physiological assays for a variety of organisms, and other client specific methods
Identification of organisms through routine means (gram staining) and identification via mass spectrometry (MSID)
Providing support for new method development by testing, validating, and optimizing new client specific methods
Completion of daily tasks/tests and side work (test prep, data collection, input of data to ELN)
Escalation of troubleshooting needs and instrumentation issues to the client
Completion of lab work in the expected timeframe, as defined by the client
Recording data (Electronic lab notebook system) timely and accurately
Lab maintenance as necessary: lab deep cleans, media ordering, making stock solutions, stocking of consumable materials, proper storage of research materials, and organization of lab reagents.
Daily calibrations of instrumentation as needed; logbook entries, reporting out-of-spec instrumentation to client sponsor
Utilizing safe waste disposal practices in accordance with site regulations and waste vendor.
What You’ll Need:
Familiarity working in BSL-2 Microbiology lab, culturing of bacterial, yeast, and fungal isolates.
Strong understanding of aseptic technique
Open communication regarding status of samples, experiments, and instrumentation, with other team members and the client.
Highly organized and great time management skills, must be comfortable coordinating work effort across 3 supporting groups
Flexibility for changing priorities as lab capability grows or as work focus shifts.
Ability to learn quickly and function independently in the lab
Willingness to work with other ATL colleagues or client employees in the lab
Familiarity learning basic computer software (may be instrument-related); familiarity with Microsoft Excel
AT ATL, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. ATL strongly supports diversity in the workplace.