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Bunge Iberica SA

Senior Microbiologist

Saint Louis, MO · On-site

$80 - $95/hr

Senior Microbiologist Date: May 15, 2026 Location: Chesterfield, MO (Missouri), 63017 - City: St ... Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry preferred.

VB Spine

Sr. Microbiologist

Leesburg, VA · On-site

$80 - $90/hr

Senior Microbiologist Location: Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ (10% Travel Required) Company: VB ... Perform microbiology, sterilization, biocompatibility, and chemical assessments for new product ...

VB Spine

Sr. Microbiologist

Leesburg, VA · On-site

$80K - $90K/yr

Senior Microbiologist Location: Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ (10% Travel Required) Company: VB ... Perform microbiology, sterilization, biocompatibility, and chemical assessments for new product ...

Clarke

Senior Microbiologist

Lombard, IL · On-site

$95 - $120/hr

Senior Microbiologist Are you a passionate scientist who thrives on solving complex biological ... Lead daily microbiology lab operations, ensuring efficient workflow and compliance with quality and ...

VB Spine, LLC

Sr. Microbiologist

Leesburg, VA · On-site

$80 - $90/hr

Senior Microbiologist Location: Leesburg, VA or Allendale, NJ (10% Travel Required) Company: VB ... Perform microbiology, sterilization, biocompatibility, and chemical assessments for new product ...

Eagle

Microbiology Technician - Sterile

Houston, TX · On-site

$21.25 - $26.50/hr

This role assists senior microbiologists, ensures compliance with regulatory standards, and maintains the integrity of sterile testing procedures and laboratory operations. What You Will Do * Assist ...

Outset Medical

Senior Microbiologist

San Jose, CA · On-site

Position Overview The Senior Microbiologist will serve as a subject-matter expert for ... Provide microbiology expertise for design controls, hazard analyses, change controls ...

Guerbet

QC Senior Microbiologist

Raleigh, IL

$24.25 - $31.75/hr

The QC Senior Microbiologist is responsible for providing technical leadership and oversight for ... Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, or a related life science * Minimum of 5-8 years of ...

Eagle

Microbiology Technician - Sterile

Houston, TX · On-site

$21.25 - $26.50/hr

This role assists senior microbiologists, ensures compliance with regulatory standards, and maintains the integrity of sterile testing procedures and laboratory operations. What You Will Do * Assist ...

ADM

Senior Microbiologist - Decatur, IL

Decatur, IL

$90K - $144K/yr

Senior Microbiologist, Process Micro Team - Decatur, IL - Relocation Assistance AvailableResearch ... The successful candidate will apply deep expertise in microbiology, molecular biology, and ...

Clarke

Senior Microbiologist

Saint Charles, IL · On-site

$95K - $120K/yr

Senior MicrobiologistAre you a passionate scientist who thrives on solving complex biological ... Key ResponsibilitiesLead daily microbiology lab operations, ensuring efficient workflow and ...

Laboratoire Guerbet

QC Senior Microbiologist

Raleigh, IL · On-site

$24.25 - $31.75/hr

The QC Senior Microbiologist is responsible for providing technical leadership and oversight for ... Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, or a related life science * Minimum of 5-8 years of ...

Harrow, Inc.

Senior Microbiologist

Ledgewood, NJ · On-site

$72K - $96K/yr

This position serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for microbiology-related processes and provides technical guidance to Quality Control personnel. The Senior Microbiologist ensures all testing ...

Bunge

Senior Microbiologist

Chesterfield, MO · On-site

$71K - $95K/yr

The Senior Microbiologist will ensure food safety and microbiology alignment at our production and ... Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry preferred.

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Senior Microbiologist

Bunge Iberica SA

Saint Louis, MO • On-site

$80 - $95/hr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Provides technical and scientific expertise for microbiological analyses, critical control point validations, and food safety plans.

  • Establishes and trains on sanitation and Environmental Monitoring Programs to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.

  • Works with manufacturing and cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement methodologies related to microbiological practices.

Job description

Senior Microbiologist

Date: May 15, 2026

Location: Chesterfield, MO (Missouri), 63017 – City: St. Louis, State: Missouri, Country: United States – Requisition Number: 45511

A Day in the Life: The Senior Microbiologist will ensure food safety and microbiology alignment at our production and co-manufacturing facilities across Bunge by providing technical expertise for microbiological analyses and specifications, investigating contamination, validating critical control points and developing strategies to prevent foodborne illnesses. In addition, this position will be critical in supporting product development and regulatory compliance and driving continued effectiveness, improvement, and alignment of Bunge’s global food safety policies and programs.

What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Provides technical/scientific expertise for critical control point validations and lethality validations across Bunge product lines.
  • Establishes effective sanitation and Environmental Monitoring Programs and training to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance for both Ready-to-Eat (RTE) and not RTE operations.
  • Works closely with the manufacturing facilities and across functions to implement effective continuous improvement methodologies across Bunge’s businesses to improve food safety and microbiological practices.
  • Functions as the subject matter expert on microbiological hazards, their analysis and preventive controls, and on the research, development, auditing and enhancement of food safety plans and critical/preventive control points.
  • Assists the plants with regulatory compliance and investigations (FDA, CFIA, USDA, State/Province Health Department, etc.).
  • Serves on the NA Corporate Recall Team.
  • Provides support to the QFS Facility and Regional Leads to utilize appropriate methodology to identify root causes and associated corrective actions related to customer concerns, third party audits, regulatory requirements and plant identified non-conformances to prevent re-occurrences of food safety/microbiology issues.
  • Works with Engineering, Operations, and R&D to ensure that any process changes in the facilities are documented via a robust management of change processes and will not adversely affect the overall food safety performance of the process or products.
  • Audits and/or approves third party testing laboratories for microbiological testing.
  • Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.
Requirements and Benefits:
  • Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry preferred.
  • Minimum 6-10 years of position related experience, or equivalent combo of education and experience level.
  • Ready-to-Eat experience required
  • Environmental Monitoring and Critical Control Point Validation experience required
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP and other technical software packages, as needed.
  • Demonstrate ability to work safely and to promote safe work practices in others.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and listening skills.
  • Travel requirements 20-30%
  • Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
  • Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
  • Tuition Reimbursement – after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.
  • Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
    • 0 – 9 years: 25 days
    • 10 – 19 years: 30 days
    • 20+ years: 35 days
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