Associate Production Scientist
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. We are always looking for curious minds that imagine the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role
- Perform operations to meet quality expectations throughout the manufacturing process.
- Perform routine assays, processes and/or unit operations.
- Contribute to support functions of the lab (e.g., maintain equipment, prepare reagents, restock lab supplies, waste disposal).
- Provide complete and accurate records consistent with quality guidelines.
- Participate in quality audits.
- Ensure all applicable logbooks have been filled out completely.
- Improve processes through application of scientific knowledge, experience, and principles while in compliance with change control procedures.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Assist with training.
- Work in both a large‑scale process environment and a glass lab environment.
Physical Requirements
- Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Lift up to 50 lb.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other Life Science or Engineering discipline; or High School Diploma/GED plus 4+ years of work experience in a chemical production, laboratory, or chemical engineering role.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong chemistry and math skills.
- Experience with chemical production on the glassware scale.
- Experience with quality management systems, including ISO‑9001 and cGMP.
- Experience with laboratory instruments and production equipment.
- Experience in an independent chemistry research lab or industrial setting.
- Experience with process techniques and unit operations.
- Experience in analytical techniques and equipment.
- Experience with safe chemical handling methods.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Schedule
12‑hour night shift, 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM on a 2/2/3 rotation (M/T on, W/R off, F/S/S on, M/T off, W/R on, F/S/S off, repeat).
Pay
Pay range: $27 /hr – $48 /hr. The actual compensation will be determined by location, experience, education, skills, and other job‑related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance‑based bonuses.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Retirement contributions
- Other perquisites