The Director Microbiology and Sterility Assurance be responsible for all strategy, process, compliance, and execution of critical activities to assure sterile processes, controlled environments, and biocontamination controls are maintained for the site. This includes but is not limited to: sterility assurance, environmental monitoring of the faciity, quality control microbial testing, utility monitoring, and site contamination control strategy. This position reports to the Site Head of Quality for the Memphis site. This person will be responsible to partner with Global Quality stakeholders for development, implementation, and continuous improvement of microbial control and sterility assurance standards. The person filling this role will be responsible for the leadership, development and training of team members within their oversight as well as providing supportive leadership and strategic direction to operate with and maintain compliance to regulatory and industry quality standards in support of existing and new cellular therapy production.