
Microbiologist IV Arden Hills, MN
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The Microbiologist IV will provide microbiology subject matter expertise across contract-manufactured medical devices and quality system activities. The role supports acquisition due diligence, product integration, manufacturing transfers, microbiological risk assessments, technical documentation, and quality investigations. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams and external partners in a regulated environment, contributing to product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.
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Our client, a regulated medical device organization is seeking a Microbiologist IV to join their team. As a Microbiologist IV, you will be part of the Quality organization supporting microbiology subject matter expertise across contract manufactured devices and organization-wide quality system activities. The ideal candidate will have strong scientific problem-solving, risk-based decision-making, and the ability to communicate technical rationale clearly across cross-functional stakeholders, which will align successfully in the organization.
Job Title: Microbiologist IV
Location: Arden Hills, MN
Pay Range: $41/hr-$52/hr
What's the Job?
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Serve as a microbiology subject matter expert (SME) supporting contract manufactured devices and external manufacturing partners.
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Support acquisition due diligence activities, product integration efforts, and manufacturing transfer initiatives with microbiology expertise.
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Perform microbiological risk assessments for products, materials, manufacturing processes, facilities, and supplier changes to support quality and patient safety.
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Author and review Microbiology Evaluation Reports (MBERs), technical assessments, and supporting scientific documentation.
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Support investigations, nonconformances, CAPAs, and other quality system activities requiring microbiology expertise, ensuring compliance with applicable quality system requirements.
What's Needed?
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Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
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Minimum of five (5) years of experience in microbiology, quality, manufacturing, engineering, or related technical functions within a regulated industry.
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Experience performing scientific evaluations and technical risk assessments.
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Strong technical writing and documentation skills, including the ability to produce clear, audit-ready scientific reports.
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Ability to independently manage multiple projects and priorities while partnering effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
What's in it for me?
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Opportunity to apply microbiology expertise to real-world product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance outcomes.
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Collaborative, cross-functional environment partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Research & Development, and external business partners.
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Engagement in risk-based decision-making through microbiological risk assessments and scientific evaluations.
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Exposure to quality system activities including investigations, CAPAs, nonconformance support, and change impact evaluations.
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Chance to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and microbiology-related quality system enhancements.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
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Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
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Dental Plan
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Vision Plan
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Health Savings Account
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Health Flexible Spending Account
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Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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Supplemental Life Insurance
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Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Business Travel Insurance
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401(k), Plus Match
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Weekly Pay
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About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
How this job compares
Set against the 625 open Quality jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$41–52/hr
- US median$25–35/hr103 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $46.50/hr, is 60% above the US median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the top quarter of Quality hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Quality jobs in Minnesota and 625 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Quality postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (419 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 295 of the 625 open Quality jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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