Samantha Bolten in

Samantha Bolten

Login to view DISC.
Food Safety Programs & Investigations Manager at Mérieux NutriSciences - North America
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Samantha Bolten is a food safety expert at Mérieux NutriSciences with over 9 years of experience. A PhD graduate from Cornell University, she specializes in translating complex microbiological research into actionable industry solutions, particularly focusing on pathogen control, environmental monitoring, and regulatory compliance.

Her unique expertise lies in her extensive, published research on Listeria persistence and sanitizer tolerance in food processing environments, bridging academic theory with practical, real-world application.

Read the full overview →
Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Food Safety Programs & Investigations Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Samantha shows up

Communication Style
Decision Approach
Work Preference

Behavioral traits and communication patterns that shape how this person evaluates opportunities, builds trust, and makes decisions in professional settings.

Login to view personality overview.
Priorities

Topics Samantha cares about

Listeria Control
Her PhD research and numerous publications focus extensively on Listeria persistence, sanitizer tolerance, and control strategies in dairy and fresh produce supply chains.
Environmental Monitoring
Possesses deep technical expertise in environmental monitoring programs for pathogens, having provided direct assistance to over 20 food production facilities to implement and validate their systems.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

1-2026
Food Safety Programs & Investigations Manager
Mérieux NutriSciences - North America
4-2025 - 12-2025
Chief, Center for Facility and Process Review
Maryland Department of Health
3-2024 - 3-2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Cornell University
8-2020 - 3-2024
Graduate Research Assistant
Cornell University
7-2019 - 8-2020
ORISE Research Fellow
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
8-2020 - 3-2024
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Cornell University
2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Maryland
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

DISC behavioral profile

Dominance, influence, steadiness, and calculativeness scores with guidance on how this person prefers to communicate and decide.

Login to view DISC.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Kritika Dua
Kritika Dua
Associate Product Manager
Dentira
 Adria Campbell
Adria Campbell
SVP of Sales
Banza
LC
Leidy Corona
Empaquetador
Aron Alpha Industrial Krazy Glue
 Vishal (Vish) Patel, MD, MBA
Vishal (Vish) Patel, MD, MBA
Founder & Healthspan Physician | Stronger for Longer™
HealthyPath, Inc
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Samantha. Free, 10 seconds.