Quality Control Microbiology Technician

STAQ Pharma

STAQ Pharma

Quality Assurance
Denver, CO, USA
Posted on Feb 26, 2026

Job Summary:

Quality Control Microbiology Technician 1 will provide clean room support for batch production and ensuring procedure adherence during filling of product. Utilize appropriate controlled documents and assist in quality control deviations/investigations.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure clean rooms and associated areas meet the required cleanliness standards as per company procedures.
  • Adhere to strict gowning and personal hygiene practices to prevent contamination and maintain integrity of the clean room environment.
    • Perform gowning qualification training for individuals from all departments who must enter ISO 7 classified areas.
  • Monitor and maintain clean room equipment such as viable and non-viable samplers to ensure optimal performance and compliance with established standards.
    • Perform and lead routine environmental monitoring activity in ISO 7 Classified Areas
  • Work with production to resolve Quality issues and ensure documentation is complete.
  • Perform routine and non-routine viable, non-viable and surface environmental monitoring in all classified areas of the facility.
  • Incubation and enumeration of samples related to environmental monitoring processes.
    • Train new personnel on enumeration activities
  • Evaluate organisms by colony morphology and perform subculturing.
    • Train new personnel on colony morphology assessment and subculturing activities.
  • Perform and/or verify gram stain testing morphology results.
  • Continuous improvement activities for environmental monitoring program.
  • Provide quality control and microbiology support for operations.
  • Collect, submit and manage microbiological samples to third party testing laboratories.
  • Assist with QC Microbiologists (and other investigators) with investigations as they relate to environmental monitoring or other quality control deviations.
  • Assist QC Microbiologists with data trending and data reporting as they relate to environmental monitoring or other data-generating processes.
  • Perform routine testing or cleaning associated with the BioSafety Cabinet.
    • Lead and train new personnel on the cleaning procedures and testing procedures carried out in the BioSafety Cabinet
  • Assist in process, procedural, equipment issues via experimentation or revision of procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities: (examples)

  • Experience with cGMP aseptic manufacturing environment.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
  • Preferred previous pharmaceutical experience.
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
  • Familiarity with 21 CFR Part 11/210/211

Education and Experience:

  • Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, or related life sciences.
  • 0–2 years of experience in microbiology or quality control preferred.
  • Experience in a cGMP or cleanroom setting preferred.

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk or laboratory bench and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.