Associate Scientist

*** THIS IS A 12-MONTH CONTRACT WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION
*** GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR RECENT GRADUATES!

Who We Are:

Millipore Sigma is a leader in the life sciences. We aim to solve the toughest problems in the industry by collaborating with the global scientific community, and through that help increase access to health for people everywhere. We provide scientists and engineers with best-in-class lab materials, technologies, and services. We are dedicated to making research and biotech production simpler, faster, and more successful.

At Millipore Sigma, we are with our customers at every step of the drug development process, shaping the possibilities for tomorrow.

This position will be responsible for hands-on development and optimization of methods, products and strategies needed to increase the performance of custom or catalog cell culture medium. Primary job functions include: chemical stock preparation, cell culture media hydration, routine mammalian cell culture techniques, experimental design execution, and presentation of results to the internal project teams. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and creative individual eager to be a part of an active, multidisciplinary group of scientists responsible for the design and development of cell culture products for the Biopharmaceutical Industry.

• Conducts experiments in accordance with established procedures (e.g. adaptation from literature or internal procedures) with daily to weekly supervision.
• Broaden technical skills and scientific knowledge from experience and by learning additional methods from peers, supervisors, seminars and literature.
• Maintain laboratory notebook with detailed experimental designs and results and assist in preparing written project reports.
• Complexity:
• Performs routine assignments using existing procedures or works autonomously within established procedures and practices that require knowledge of concepts and procedures within a job discipline or specialized technical expertise within an analytical/scientific method.
• Strategic Impact:
• Impacts the effectiveness of own work team through the quality and timeliness of the work produced.
• Largely works within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines and gains some discretion in problem solving.
• Scope of people responsibility:
• Manages own workload. Expands technical contribution
• Cooperation:
• Exchanges ideas and information effectively in a concise and logical way. Uses tact and diplomacy when dealing with others.
• Recommends increasingly complex modifications to existing systems, processes, techniques or programs for improvement.
• Performs assigned scientific experiments with decreasing level of supervisor's assistance.
• Provides input and identifies problems with scientific experiments, analyses/tasks in related areas.
• Demonstration of strong oral and written communication skills.

B.S. in Biological Sciences, Biochemical/Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, Material Sciences or equivalent experience in a related technical area.

Competent with Microsoft Office required.

Good understanding of aseptic technique, biology, biochemistry, and/or cellular metabolism.

Mammalian cell/tissue culture techniques including thawing, subculturing, and freezing.

Critical thinking; ability to identify and communicate a problem in order to initiate corrective actions.

Able to work independently and in a team environment.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Experience in analytical techniques and method development, experiment design, and statistical analysis.