Microbiology Scientist

San Diego, CA, United States

As a leading innovator of women’s health, we at Hologic are empowering people to live healthier lives everywhere, every day.

R&D is the engine of our business here at Hologic, our R&D teams sit at the cutting edge of technology, our innovations are designed to achieve exceptional clinical results making it possible to detect, diagnose and treat illnesses and other health conditions earlier and with more certainty.

We are looking for an experienced Microbiology Scientist to join our Diagnostics division and in this role, you will:

• Perform basic and advanced culture techniques, including microbiology, tissue culture and virus culture in support of assay development activities as well as product support activities. This includes sterile aerobic as well as anaerobic work technique and involves handling of infectious materials, including BSL3 level work.

• Perform molecular experiments, such as PCR, cloning, sequencing and DNA/RNA extractions.

• Interact with internal customers which will require excellent communication skills as well as flexibility

• Be supporting multiple projects simultaneously, which will require multitasking skills and creative thinking.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the below mentioned responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.

• Collaborates and communicates effectively with peers and supervisors.

• Responsibility: Expected to make recommendations on next steps. Shows good judgement in decision making.

• Coordination and planning: expected to organize the resources needed for experiments

• Teamwork: May take on roles with responsibility across teams.

• Accountability: accepts responsibility for our actions and holds others accountable for theirs.

• Context: Understand the projects assigned in depth and customer’s requirements, expectations and needs

• Complexity: Integrates information from a variety of sources to arrive at optimal solutions

• Strategic Planning: Creates timelines for tasks. Develops reasonable alternatives to resolve problems

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor of Science degree

• Minimally 5 - 8 years of industry experience ideally in tissue culture, virus culture and/or microbiology experience, sterile work techniques

• Molecular biology experience, including cloning, PCR and sequencing

Why join Hologic?

We are committed to making Hologic the destination for top talent. For you to succeed, we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career.

From a benefits perspective, you will have a access to benefits such as medical and dental insurance, ESPP, 401(k) plan, vacation, sick leave and holidays, parental leave, wellness program and many more!

The annualized base salary range for this role is $82,400 to $128,900 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

Agency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice:

Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition, Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.

Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.

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