Quality Control Scientist

Our client is a global manufacturer serving the healthcare and life sciences industries, operating a chemical manufacturing facility in St. Louis, MO. The site produces regulated products under ISO 9001, ISO 13485, MDSAP, FDA 21 CFR Part 820/211, and EU MDR, and maintains a strong quality culture to support its manufacturing and product development operations.

The Quality Control Scientist supports the site's quality functions, ensuring adherence to ISO and FDA regulatory standards across a fast-paced production environment. This is a hands-on lab role: developing and validating test methods, troubleshooting formulation and manufacturing issues, and leading non-conformance, complaint, and CAPA investigations. The Quality Control Scientist applies statistical methods and established quality principles to drive supplier quality, manufacturing process control, and product quality improvements, working with minimal supervision and onsite during core business hours.

• Lead projects focused on chemical raw material and product quality.
• Assist with developing test methodologies and procedures.
• Work with the Quality System on internal and external audits.
• Assist with developing and validating test methods.
• Support and/or develop chemical testing procedures.
• Coordinate failure investigations by designing and performing lab-scale simulation of products made in the plant.
• Troubleshoot and calibrate lab equipment.
• Assist with directing the work of lab employees.

• Bachelor's degree in Science or a related technical field with hands-on chemistry experience.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant lab testing experience in a regulated industry (e.g., FDA/ISO 13485).
• Knowledge of standard quality tools such as FMEA (Failure Modes Effect Analysis), Root Cause Analysis, and Statistics.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or Physics.
• Experience supporting chemical formulations in a manufacturing or laboratory environment.
• Strong understanding of formulation chemistry and the ability to troubleshoot product performance, processing, or quality-related issues.
• Experience conducting technical investigations, root cause analysis, and scientific problem-solving for complex product or process challenges.
• Experience with chromatographic techniques including HPLC, GC, and other analytical instrumentation.
• Ability to interpret analytical data and apply scientific principles to support manufacturing, quality, and product performance decisions.
• Ability to lead cross-functional team meetings, sometimes involving Directors and above.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and pivot quickly to meet customer needs in a fast-paced production environment.

• Onsite role supporting a fast-paced production environment during core business hours.
• Empowerment: makes recommendations on improvements to test methods and procedures.
• Decision Making: makes decisions on experimental steps and data analysis within defined parameters and guidelines.
• Problem Solving Authority: recognizes and communicates unexpected experimental results, interprets data with minimal direction, participates in defining next steps, and performs research as needed.
• Critical Thinking: utilizes critical thinking skills and experience to interpret and recommend solutions to novel or unexpected experimental results.

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.