Microbiology Analyst

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Job Summary: The Microbiology Analyst will coordinate daily laboratory activities, ensuring microbiological analyses of raw materials and products, as well as environmental monitoring, in accordance with procedures and regulatory requirements. Key Highlights: 1. Daily activity coordination in the microbiology laboratory 2. Performing microbiological analyses of raw materials and products 3. Ensuring compliance with regulations and quality standards (GMP) Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose\-driven, world\-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity. Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science. Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance\-focused culture. The **Microbiology Analyst**, reporting to the Microbiology Supervisor, will be responsible for coordinating daily activities in the microbiology laboratory, ensuring that microbiological analyses of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished products are performed. This includes environmental and water monitoring in production areas in the absence of the area supervisor, protocol corrections, and release (evaluation) of all products analyzed in the CB laboratory, in accordance with procedures and aligned with regulatory, quality (GMP), safety (HSE), and house\-keeping standards. **Key Responsibilities:** * Perform microbiological analysis of finished line and stability products, raw materials, potable water, purified water, compressed air, environmental monitoring, sanitizers, in accordance with current methodologies and monographs, based on the established analysis schedule and/or frequency defined in specific methodologies. * Report analytical results and escalate any atypical, out\-of\-specification results or non\-conformances affecting the analysis, per current procedures. * Perform required verifications of laboratory instruments used for analysis. * Maintain up\-to\-date inventories of culture media, reagents, and materials required for analysis, and escalate purchase requests to the immediate supervisor based on expiry dates or stock levels. * Ensure control and identification of reference strains. * Proper handling of laboratory waste, including appropriate identification and containment, especially for waste classified as * Monitor laboratory temperature and humidity. * Ensure documentation is generated in accordance with Good Documentation Practices, including but not limited to: protocols, reports, analytical data, and logbooks. * Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi\-annual, and annual reports as defined in departmental procedures. **Why YOU?** **Your Required Qualifications:** * Education: Advanced university student (estimated graduation date 2026/2027\) and/or university graduate, preferably holding a degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, or related fields (e.g., food science, etc.). * Experience: \+1 year of prior experience in similar roles or as a chemical technician with equivalent experience in the pharmaceutical/cosmetic/mass\-consumer goods industries within microbiology. * Experience in environmental monitoring, culture media, hygiene control, water analysis, logbook recording, and culture collection management. * English: Basic level (A1/A2\). * Microsoft Office: Intermediate level. * Availability to work full\-time, 100% **on\-site**, Monday to Friday, from 14:00 to 22:15 hrs. at our plant located in Victoria, San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina. **Preferred Qualifications:** * Experience using AUTOCLAVES and in validations. **Job Posting End Date** 2026\-06\-01**Equal Opportunities** ----------------------- Haleon is committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong. During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions. **Adjustment or Accommodations Request** ---------------------------------------- If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. **Note to candidates** ---------------------- The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.