The Opportunity:
In this role, you will report to the Site Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.
Hourly Rate: $28 - $31
Location: San Rafael, CA
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm
Benefits:
- Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)
- Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.
- Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount
- Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance
- Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products
What we’re looking for
- Education: Associate’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biotech, or a related field is required
- Experience: 1+ years of experience in a laboratory setting (research, clinical, or GxP)
- Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office experience
- Experience with purification and chromatography systems, especially ÄKTA, highly preferred.
- Knowledge of scientific products and services is a plus.
- Effective communication and teamwork in a lab environment
- Laboratory equipment maintenance and calibration
- Buffer and reagent preparation
- Chromatography techniques (column packing, gradient elution, buffer exchange, endotoxin testing)
- Operation and troubleshooting of ÄKTA systems (UNICORN software)
- Inventory and supply chain management
- Laboratory safety and chemical hygiene
- Data recording and documentation best practices
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
How you will thrive and create an impact
Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support.
In this role you will:
- Calibrate, clean, and maintain lab instruments (balances, pH meters, etc.).
- Perform glassware washing and equipment verification.
- Order, receive, and organize lab supplies and reagents.
- Maintain inventory of chemicals, glassware, and gas cylinders.
- Prepare buffers, media, and reagent mixtures.
- Perform filtrations, material weighing, and basic physical testing.
- Pack and test chromatography columns for protein purification.
- Operate and maintain ÄKTA chromatography systems (e.g., ÄKTA Pure, ÄKTA Avant).
- Assist with method setup, buffer preparation, and sample loading.
- Perform general maintenance and troubleshooting of chromatography systems.
- Record experimental data and chromatography run logs.
- Maintain lab notebooks and update electronic databases.
- Follow lab safety protocols and PPE requirements.
- Manage hazardous waste disposal and maintain SDS records.
- Assist researchers and scientists with experimental setups and troubleshooting.
- Schedule equipment use and support lean/5S audits.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
Pay Transparency:
The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
EEO Statement:
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
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