Quality Control Analyst II

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

This is a hands-on position that supports the important work of USP’s microbiology operations team within the microbiology business unit. The incumbent will work independently, with some oversight, and will be primarily responsible for quality control (QC) tasks related to the production of microbial Analytical Reference Materials (ARMs) and reference standards. The incumbent anticipates and solves problems and issues within his/her area of responsibility.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The Quality Control Microbiologist has the following responsibilities:

• Lead quality control microbiology testing at the USP St. Paul, MN site.
• Perform microbial culture assays on solid agar media.
• Perform serial dilutions of microbial suspensions. 
• Perform incubation and enumeration of microbial samples on solid culture media.
• Support operations product release testing of USP Analytical Reference Materials.
• Coordinate microbial identity testing (DNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF) with external microbiology test lab.
• Manage and lead product stability testing for USP Analytical Reference Materials.
• Support R&D testing for new product introductions.
• Interpret data, identify trends, and report findings to relevant personnel.
• Ensure equipment is properly calibrated, maintained, and operated according to SOP’s and test methods.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of quality control test methods, procedures, and related SOP’s.
• Adherence to relevant regulatory guidelines where applicable such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good laboratory Practices (GLP), and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant quality control experience in a pharmaceutical or other regulated industry.
• Minimum of 2 years of relavent microbiology experience.
• Proficient in excel, word, power point software applications.

Additional Desired Preferences

• Experience related to microbiology or biological science.
• Quality control testing experience.