Microbiology Ops Specialist

About us Spore.Bio is a deeptech startup founded in 2023, building the next generation of microbiological quality control for food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics manufacturing. Today, the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries face increasing pressure to guarantee microbiological safety at every stage of production. Contamination risks are not only costly, they are a major public health issue.

According to the WHO, over 600 million people suffer from foodborne illnesses each year, resulting in 420,000 deaths globally. For industries producing what we eat, apply to our skin, or inject into our bodies, detecting pathogens early and reliably is absolutely critical. Yet traditional microbiology is slow, manual, and often reactive. Results take days, protocols vary between labs, and contaminants are sometimes detected too late, once products have already left the factory. This is where Spore Biotechnologie comes in.

We’re a high-potential French biotech startup on a mission to bring microbiology into the 21st century. Our proprietary technology combines microscopy, machine learning, and advanced biological know-how to rapidly and accurately detect microorganisms directly on-site, and in near real-time.

Our system is designed specifically for industrial use in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and agri-food sectors, offering a sustainable, scalable, and high-performance solution to a global challenge. Already trusted by leading international companies, Spore Biotechnologie is helping reshape how industries approach microbiological control, from reactive to proactive, from days to minutes, from uncertainty to insight.

We’re growing fast, and we’re just getting started.

About the role

You will be one of the cornerstones of deploying our technology in industrial environments. Your work will alternate between on-site visits (factories, client labs) and hands-on lab work at Spore, where you’ll help validate and improve microbiological protocols. What you'll do :

• Deploy our technology on-site and support users until full autonomy

• Validate microbiological results (identification, cultures, matrix processing)

• Train operators and improve on-site practices

• Contribute to customer success activities

• Act as the bridge between our client needs and the R&D team

• Support lab activities focused on matrix protocol innovation for our technology

• Troubleshoot and provide concrete, creative solutions to field challenges

• Interact regularly with senior managers in major international companies

About you

• Solid background and hands-on experience in applied / industrial microbiology including culture, identification, microscopy, sample processing and microbiological quality control workflows

• Good understanding of industrial microbiology environments, including routine lab practices, quality constraints, and customer operational realities

• Curious, hands-on, resourceful, and field-oriented

• Eagerness to discover new technologies and AI (microscopy, image analysis, machine learning)

• Able to synthesize, document, and communicate clearly

• Strong client-facing skills and professional demeanor

• Organized, autonomous, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment

• Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites

• Fluent in English (spoken and written), essential for working with global clients

Why this job is exciting

• A key role in deploying of a cutting-edge microbiology technology in real industrial environments

• No routine: a rich balance of field missions, lab work, and innovation

• Direct and concrete/real impact on product quality and customer satisfaction

• Opportunities to travel and meet industrial leaders around the world

• Equity (BSPCE)

• Mutuelle, transport, and standard French benefits

• Join a tight-knit, passionate, and ambitious team

Ready to join the adventure?