Senior Microbiologist

Head Microbiologist – Jagdamba Laboratories, Jaipur

Jagdamba Laboratories(OPC) Pvt.Ltd.

Department: Microbiology / Biological Testing
Location: 119, Solitaire Industrial Park, Phase-1, Dahmi Kallan, Bagru, Jaipur
Reporting to: Technical Manager / Director
Role level: Department Head / Senior Technical Responsibility

Key Responsibilities

• Overall supervision of the Microbiology Department and day-to-day laboratory activities.
• Plan, assign and monitor microbiological testing of food, water, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other samples.
• Review and authorize microbiological test results and reports.
• Ensure testing is performed according to approved SOPs, standard methods and laboratory procedures.
• Supervise tests such as:
• Total Plate Count / Total Viable Count
• Yeast & Mold Count
• Coliform / E. coli
• Salmonella
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Enterobacteriaceae
• Other specified pathogenic microorganisms
• Water microbiology
• Environmental monitoring / swab testing
• Supervise sample preparation, media preparation, sterilization and culture procedures.
• Maintain and review microbiology records, worksheets, registers and test reports.
• Ensure proper media quality control, culture maintenance and sterility controls.
• Monitor autoclave, incubators, biosafety equipment and other microbiology instruments.
• Ensure proper calibration, verification and maintenance of microbiology equipment.
• Investigate abnormal results, contamination, OOS/OOT results and deviations.
• Conduct or supervise method verification/validation where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with NABL ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
• Prepare for and coordinate NABL assessments, audits and technical inspections.
• Train junior microbiologists, microbiologists and trainees.
• Review the technical competency of microbiology staff.
• Ensure proper laboratory biosafety, GLP and contamination-control practices.
• Coordinate with the Food/Chemical/QA departments when samples require combined testing.
• Review customer requirements, test methods and applicable specifications before analysis.
• Ensure reports are technically correct before release/authorization.

Jagdamba's biological-testing service currently describes microbiological testing, sterility testing, pathogen detection and bioburden analysis, while its laboratory also handles food and other analytical testing. JJagdambalab+1

Qualification

A likely qualification profile would be:

• M.Sc. Microbiology / Biotechnology / Life Sciences or equivalent.
• Strong practical experience in food, pharmaceutical, environmental or water microbiology.
• Experience with NABL/ISO 17025 laboratory systems.
• Good knowledge of microbiological standard methods, SOPs and documentation.
• Experience in handling a microbiology team.

For a Head Microbiologist, experience is likely to be much more important than the degree alone. Jagdamba currently has microbiology personnel at both Microbiologist and Sr. Microbiologist levels, indicating a structured microbiology team. SSignalHire+1

Particularly important for an interview

If you're asking because you have an interview for Head Microbiologist at Jagdamba, I would prepare these areas very seriously:

• ISO/IEC 17025 & NABL
• Food microbiology
• Water microbiology
• Pathogen detection
• Media preparation and GPT
• Sterility testing
• Environmental monitoring
• Autoclave validation
• OOS/OOT investigation
• Method validation/verification
• Internal QC and proficiency testing
• Microbial culture identification
• GLP and biosafety
• Documentation and report review
• FSSAI microbiological requirements

Pay: ₹14,242.28 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person