QC Cell Culture Scientist (Biologist

The Opportunity:

At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance. That’s why our Operations, Lab Services, Sales, and many other Avantor teams rely on our talent acquisition initiatives to attract, engage and hire the right talent. Avantor’s Quality control & Validation vertical is a crucial part of this mix, enabling all our internal teams worldwide to grow beyond their limits.

The QC Cell Culture Scientist (Biologist) provides technical expertise in cell culture, biocompatibility, and in vitro cytotoxicity testing for silicone materials and their medical device applications. Independently executes and troubleshoots in vitro methods including cell culture and assay, extraction procedures, cytotoxicity analysis, besides lab bench techniques.

What we’re looking for:

• Education: AS in Biological Sciences or related program required. BS in Biological Sciences or related program preferred

• Experience: 3+ years of cell culturing and assay experience if AS obtained. 1+ year of cell culturing and assay experience if BS obtained.
• Experience working in analytical, biological, biotechnology, biomedical, toxicology, microbiology, or related laboratory environments.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques, including cell maintenance, passaging, monitoring, contamination control, and general aseptic laboratory practices.
• Experience performing biological, biochemical, or cell-based assays preferred.
• Experience performing laboratory sample preparation, solution preparation, filtration, and other laboratory support activities.
• Experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting laboratory equipment and instrumentation in accordance with established procedures.
• Experience with microscopy, cell-based testing, biological evaluation, microbiological testing, or related laboratory techniques.
• Experience supporting media preparation, laboratory housekeeping, sterilization, autoclaving, and maintenance of laboratory work areas.
• Experience working with biohazardous materials and following applicable laboratory safety, biosafety, and PPE requirements.
• Experience with data analysis, technical reporting, statistical evaluation, and interpretation of laboratory results.
• Experience with polymers, elastomers, silicones, or related materials preferred.
• Experience providing technical training, mentoring, and support to laboratory personnel preferred.
• Experience with technical writing, laboratory procedures, test methods, protocols, or reports preferred

Who you are:

• Shall be comfortable working with biohazardous materials with the ability to follow all associated safety procedures.
• Computer Skills (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Science-based intermediate math and statistics.
• Good communication skills. Time-management skills. Critical thinking. Attention to detail. Team-player: ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow procedures. Able to work independently and set own priorities to reliably achieve deadlines.
• Knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Knowledge of silicone chemistry (preferred).
• Practical application of internal software like Product Lifecycle Management software (Oracle Agile PLM) and ERP (SAP) preferred.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Manages biological testing activities and the lifecycle of experimental samples from receipt through final disposition, ensuring timely execution, data integrity, and compliance with established procedures.
• Provides technical subject matter expertise in biological testing and biocompatibility evaluation through participation on cross-functional project teams. Supports product development, qualifications, validations, investigations, complaints, and continuous improvement initiatives. Leads testing activities and technical deliverables for projects with timelines less than one year while effectively managing priorities and laboratory resources.

• Independently performs complex cytotoxicity and biological testing on raw materials, in-process samples, developmental materials, and final products.
• Analyzes data, interprets results, prepares technical reports, and maintains…