Senior Associate Production Scientist-TOPAZ

Your Role

As a Senior Associate Production Scientist at MilliporeSigma, this role combines advanced technical manufacturing expertise with project leadership to bring a new plant expansion online. Initially focused on the TOPAZ project, you will collaborate closely with project engineers, supervisors, and operators to write and review SOPs, assist with equipment commissioning, and execute all operational setups required to launch the new facility. Post-project completion, the role transitions into supporting the Production 1 group, where you will manufacture and evaluate complex chemical or biological products using high-level analytical processes and unit operations. Beyond daily production, you will act as a technical subject matter expert, maintain quality guidelines, and serve as the department lead in the absence of the supervisor to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

In this role, responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform complex, multi-disciplined analytical assays and operations across lab and production environments to meet strict quality guidelines and deadlines.
• Lead the department in the supervisor's absence, train personnel on established procedures, and act as a technical consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Provide complete, accurate records and logbook entries following quality guidelines, participate in quality audits, and review final assays and procedures.
• Assist with commissioning new equipment, draft and review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and MPRs, and support the transfer of product lines into new operational spaces.
• Identify analytical limitations, perform routine equipment/assay troubleshooting, and drive compliant process improvements using scientific principles.
• Maintain equipment, prepare reagents, manage waste disposal, apply 6S standards to new spaces, and take immediate action to resolve unsafe working conditions.
• Communicate operational status and deviations to supervisors, interface effectively with other departments and external customers, and track project milestones.
• Ensure all team training is completed prior to task execution, maintain clean tools and facilities, and support daily lab operations.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm.

Physical Attributes

• Work with open chemicals and wear appropriate PPE, including respirator, hard hats, glasses/goggles, chemical-resistant suits, gloves, and safety shoes.
• Occasionally sit, stand, walk, reach above shoulder, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl for long periods of time.
• Move up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work in packaging, distribution, warehouse, and/or laboratory environments, including areas near moving mechanical parts.
• Work areas may occasionally be wet, humid, or abnormally hot or cold.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other Life Science or Engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in a chemical manufacturing or analytical lab

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with chemistry, math, and general science.
• Experience with chemical manufacturing or analytical laboratory experience.
• Experience with analytical techniques and equipment experience.
• Experience with laboratory instruments, production equipment, and instrumentation.
• Experience with quality management systems, including ISO 9001 and cGMP.
• Experience with safe chemical handling methods.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving capability, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in training personnel and providing technical consultation.
• Experience with a distillation background.

Pay

$27.00 – $48.00 per hour. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.

Benefits

Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.