Requirements : Essential Requirement is Microbiology Background, culture isolation & Handling of Submerged fermentation, having technical knowledge on Probiotics, capable of resolving technical queries from market

Job Scope : Bacterial Culture, Knowledge of submerged Fermenters, capable of resolving technical quires from market

Job Responsibilities: 

• Screening and Selection of potential probiotic bacteria, Identification of micro organism, Process optimization submerged fermentation (SmF) and running upstream and down stream, Operating entrifuges and Freeze dryers
• Microbial analysis (Total cell viability count and Pathogens) of Probiotic process intermediates, Probiotic finished products and stability samples.
• Preparation of Media, inventory and consumption records, growth promotion test, sub- culturing & culture suspension and destruction of media.
• Working on lyoprotectant to increase shelf-life of the probiotics.
• Lab based Probiotic culture
• Production by Bio-Processing Processes.
• Preparation of seed Inoculum culture for the Pilot Scale Production.
• Probiotic Cultures Handled - Bacteria: Lactobacillus acidophillus, Lactobacillus plantanum, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus bulgarius, Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus subtilis; Bacillus clausii; Yeast: Saccharomyces boulardii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
• Biochemical testing for identification of Microorganisms.
• Operation of HPHV-Sterilizer, Vertical Autoclave and maintain record.
• Handling of 3L, 5L Sartorius
• Biostat Fermenter, 40L Fermenter.
• Temperature-humidity records for humidity chamber & incubators.

Experience : Min 2-3 Years experience in Fermentation Production Units or Probiotic Manufacturing units

CTC : INR 3 - 4.5 LPA

Education : M.Sc. in Microbiology/ Bioprocess Engineering / Biotech / M.Tech Microbiology/ Biotechnology 

Preferred Skill Sets : Fungus Culture isolation, Solid state fermentation

Mandatory Skill sets : Previous experience in bacterial Culture isolation, Submerged fermentation

Communication Rating- (on scale of 5 - 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest) : 4

PUBLICATION: 0-2 international research publications on fungus