TerraPower
Quality Control Microbiologist
$117K–$152K
Everett, WA · Full-time · Posted May 26, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, or related life sciences discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) are evaluated under U.S. Government export control requirements. Applicants are asked to identify their U.S. citizenship or immigration status; foreign nationals from some countries may not be considered if timely export approval is impracticable.
About the job
Establishes and operates microbiological testing and contamination-control programs for radiopharmaceutical manufacturing under GMP and applicable regulatory and safety requirements.
What you'll do
- Designs, qualifies, and performs microbiological testing, including environmental monitoring, sterility, bioburden, endotoxin, and microbial identification.
- Develops laboratory capabilities and documentation, including SOPs, validation materials, and a site-specific Contamination Control Strategy.
- Supports audits and cross-functional contamination-control work, troubleshoots issues, and trains staff in aseptic and microbiology practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, or a related life sciences discipline (or equivalent experience).
- At least 5 years of QC Microbiology experience in pharmaceutical, radiopharmaceutical, biologics, or similarly regulated GMP environments.
- Knowledge of aseptic technique, microbial testing, environmental monitoring, and contamination control; experience with GMP Quality Systems, including investigations, CAPA, and change control.
- Familiarity with FDA, ICH, and EU Annex 1 regulatory expectations.
Nice to have
- Experience in radiopharmaceutical or nuclear medicine manufacturing, facility startup, cleanroom commissioning, or building laboratories from the ground up.
- Regulatory inspection participation as a microbiology SME; experience with rapid microbiological methods or automated microbial identification; or Quality, Lean Six Sigma, or project management certification.
Pay
$116,852 - $151,757 USD base salary
Tools
GMP, FDA, ICH, EU Annex 1, CAPA, SOPs, Environmental monitoring, Contamination Control Strategy (CCS)
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