Jason Willsey
About Jason Willsey
Jason Willsey is an Assistant Project Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb in Baldwinsville, New York, with a background in microbiology and quality assurance.
Title and Current Position
Jason Willsey holds the title of Assistant Project Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb. He is currently based in Baldwinsville, New York, United States, where he applies his expertise in various scientific and quality control tasks.
Previous Work Experience
Before his current role, Jason worked at Alpha Consulting Corp. as a Microbiologist for 4 months in 2021, based in East Syracuse, New York. He also served as a QA Lab Tech at AGRANA Fruit from 2020 to 2021 in Baldwinsville, New York, and prior to that, he was an Advanced QA Lab Tech at Byrne Dairy in East Syracuse, New York for 8 months in 2019. His earlier roles include being a Quality Control and Lab Supervisor at K&N's Foods USA for 7 months in 2018 in Fulton, New York, and a Purification Process Operator Trainee at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2016 to 2017 in Syracuse, New York.
Education and Expertise
Jason achieved a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology, General from the State University of New York College at Oswego, studying there from 2011 to 2015. His educational background has equipped him with a solid foundation in biological sciences, which he has applied throughout his various professional roles.
Skills and Technical Proficiencies
Jason has experience using SAP for inventory transactions and data entry. In his current role, he performs equipment calibrations, uses an autoclave for sterilization of equipment, and runs analytical tests on products, including pH, brix, viscosity, and fruit residual measurements. His responsibilities also include making various media and broths for microbial growth, conducting plating, pouring, and reading of microbial cultures, and performing swabbing of various locations and equipment for quality control.