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Microbiologist III

Job Group: Health and Wellness Services
Job Subgroup: Public Health Laboratory Sciences
Salary Range (Annual): 20: $46,000-93,940
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: HS109
  • Job Summary:
    Performs, develops, evaluates, prepares, validates, and manages testing services within a microbiology laboratory including human, animal, and plant diagnostics, surveillance, screening, environmental monitoring, and forensic science to report clear and concise testing results.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Isolates and maintains cultures of microorganisms from specimens and samples for identification and classification
    • Propagates and maintains cell lines and cultures for microorganism isolation or assay procedures and leads procedural laboratory biological risk assessments
    • Serves as a subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders to develop, perform, interpret, report, implement, and troubleshoot existing and new microbiological tests or assays for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of illnesses or determine sources of contamination in the environment
    • Prepares specimens for scientific examination and analysis of highly complex assays and/or prepares the laboratory for accreditation audits/inspections
    • Develops and conducts biological or environmental research experiments, performs routine quality reviews and root cause or risk analysis, and implements a plan of action to resolve issues employing quality control and quality assurance practices and adhering to regulatory standards and requirements
    • Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation and information management systems. May work with vendors in equipment service, troubleshooting and supplier issues
    • Prepares, reviews, verifies, and reports test result data
    • Prepares technical reports, makes scientific recommendations based on findings, and presents materials to stakeholders groups
    • Establishes and maintains partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and communicates research updates
    • Supports and/or trains new employees, students, and other professional colleagues
    • Participates in educational and outreach activities and other professional development
    • Supports new test development and validation studies and assists in bringing new technologies to the work unit
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Required
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    20: $46,000-93,940
  • Job Code:
    HS109: Microbiologist III
  • Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=HS109

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