Associate Scientist, Microbiology

Location: Onsite in St. Louis, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. Monday–Friday, first shift; occasional weekend or off-shift work may be required. Weekly manufacturing-area monitoring requires qualification in cleanroom gowning.

Annual base salary: $60,200–$100,400, plus eligibility for a 7.5% bonus target.

Company

hirify.global develops medicines and vaccines through research, development, and manufacturing operations.

What you will do

• Apply GMP microbiological methods, including bioburden, endotoxin, PCR, and related testing, to assess product quality and detect impurities.
• Perform microbiology identification, testing, method qualification, validation, and characterization for biological therapeutics.
• Conduct and document environmental monitoring of manufacturing areas, water systems, and compressed gases.
• Analyze data independently, draw conclusions, present results, and propose solutions to technical problems.
• Review and contribute to validation protocols and reports, analytical procedures, investigations, trend reports, and change controls.
• Follow SOPs, GMP/GLP requirements, data-integrity standards, and applicable safety practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, biochemistry, biology, or a related field, plus 0–2 years of experience.
• Excellent documentation skills and strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, follow established procedures, and operate with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform repetitive laboratory work with micropipettes and periods of standing, sitting, or walking.
• Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Experience with quality systems in a GMP environment.
• Experience with LIMS, analytical instruments, or pharmaceutical laboratory work.
• Knowledge of biological drug development, regulatory requirements, and guidelines.
• Experience managing multiple tasks or projects and using generative AI tools responsibly to support problem solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a research and development organization supporting biological therapeutics and clinical supplies.
• Benefits include a 401(k) plan with company contributions and retirement savings contributions.
• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, caregiver and parental leave, and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.