Research Scientist - Sr Research Scientist Job Madison area,Wisconsin USA,Research/Development

Position: Research Scientist 3 - Sr Research Scientist 1

JOB OBJECTIVE

This is a two-phase scientific career opportunity designed to develop a broadly capable, organizationally fluent researcher while delivering immediate, high-impact contributions to one of Promega's most important active product initiatives.

In Phase 1, you will be embedded as a full scientific contributor on a high-priority product launch project, doing applied research that directly supports Promega's product pipeline. Phase 1 is milestone-driven rather than time-bound: you will remain on this project through its successful launch, which is expected to take approximately one year. Upon launch, you will transition into the R&D Flex Group as a full-time Flex Scientist.

The Flex Group is a uniquely agile team of scientists deployed across R&D based on organizational need and scientific fit. The context, relationships, and scientific range you build during Phase 1 are built to set you up for long-term success in the Flex Group.

We are looking for someone who is energized by meaningful work, motivated by variety, and who brings the learning agility, work ethic, and interpersonal range to thrive across both phases of this role. If you want to build the kind of scientific breadth and organizational fluency that will make you effective and impactful well into the future of research, this role was designed with that in mind.

PHASE

1: PRODUCT LAUNCH PROJECT DEPLOYMENT (THROUGH LAUNCH, APPROX. 1 YEAR)

In Phase 1, you will join an active, cross-functional team working to bring a high-priority Promega product to launch. This is applied research with a clear, meaningful endpoint: getting a product ready for the world. Your responsibilities will include:

Contribute hands‑on bench science to applied research and development activities in direct support of the product launch timeline, including experimental design, execution, troubleshooting, and data analysis.

Work closely with a dedicated project team, building deep familiarity with the scientific questions, methods, and workflows at the heart of this initiative.

Maintain rigorous scientific documentation and communicate results clearly to project leads and cross‑functional collaborators.

Learn and apply relevant technologies, techniques, and regulatory or quality considerations specific to the product development context.

Contribute to a collaborative, high‑accountability team environment where your work has direct bearing on launch readiness and timeline.

Begin building the cross‑functional relationships across R&D that will support your effectiveness as a Flex Scientist in Phase 2.

Phase 1 concludes at product launch. The transition to Phase 2 is milestone‑dependent, not calendar‑dependent, and is expected to occur within approximately one year.

PHASE 2: R&D FLEX GROUP (POST‑LAUNCH)

Following the product launch, you will transition into the R&D Flex Group. The Flex Group is a small, carefully selected team of scientists who bring curiosity, adaptability, and scientific rigor to a wide range of Promega's highest priority R&D initiatives. As a Flex Scientist, you will:

Be deployed to high‑priority projects across Promega R&D based on scientific fit, organizational need, and your growing breadth of skills and experience.

Contribute hands‑on experimental support across a wide variety of project types, disciplines, and teams, regularly working in new scientific contexts that require rapid knowledge acquisition.

Continue developing your scientific range through self‑directed learning, mentorship, and structured cross‑training across R&D disciplines and methods.

Collaborate with a broad network of scientific colleagues across the organization, contributing to both short‑ and long‑term research goals.

Meet regularly with your Flex Group manager to set individual growth goals and identify development opportunities aligned with both your interests and organizational priorities.

Contribute to the culture and identity of the Flex Group itself, modeling the curiosity, adaptability, and collaborative spirit that define the team.

CORE DUTIES (BOTH PHASES)

Across both phases of this role, you will be expected to:

Engage regularly in hands‑on laboratory work, applying…