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A Sterilization Microbiologist II is typically responsible for supporting the development, validation, and monitoring of sterilization processes to ensure medical devices meet applicable regulatory and quality requirements. This role often includes performing microbiological testing, analyzing bioburden and sterility data, investigating deviations or nonconformances, and helping resolve sterilization-related issues. The position also commonly partners with cross-functional teams such as R&D, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory to assess product changes, review technical documentation, and maintain compliance with standards such as ISO 11135 and ISO 11137. In addition, a Sterilization Microbiologist II will contribute to protocol and report writing, risk assessments, and continuous improvement activities that support product safety and manufacturing efficiency.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Identifies and validates molecular targets that play a key role in a particular disease process.
- Studies origin, relationship, development, anatomy, functions, and chemical processes of living organisms; this may include studies in the growth, structure, and development of bacteria and other microorganisms.
- Conducts research to determine the effects of materials such as nutrients, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
- Analyzes materials to determine their toxic or nontoxic properties, binding and efficacy.
- Isolates or purifies analyses, and identifies hormones, minerals, proteins, and/or cultures of microorganisms to determine their biological properties.
- Examines chemical aspects of formation of antibodies and conducts research into chemistry of cells and cell division.
- May identify and produce small quantities of new drugs, pharmaceutical compounds and/or nutrients.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires a Baccalaureate degree and 0 years relevant experience.
Must have:
Sterilization Knowledge
Nice to have:
Validation Knowledge
Technical reports
New Product Introduction - Transfers Knowledge
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
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