Chemist I – Technical Manufacturing (Diagnostics)

Location: Scarborough, Maine, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global connects scientific, engineering, quality, clinical, and regulatory professionals with opportunities at organizations in the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Manufacture critical and non-critical bioreagents used in immunology-based chromatography and enzyme diagnostic products.
• Maintain production schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure an adequate supply of raw bioreagents.
• Perform in-process quality control testing, material qualifications, inspections, and titrations.
• Operate laboratory equipment including pipettes, pH meters, spectrophotometers, and chromatography systems.
• Investigate production problems, communicate discrepancies and testing results, and support process and product improvements.
• Maintain complete laboratory and manufacturing documentation in accordance with approved procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, or a related scientific field; recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Alternatively, an associate degree in a relevant scientific field with one to two years of related laboratory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to follow written procedures, protocols, manufacturing instructions, and laboratory practices accurately.
• Basic understanding of analytical chemistry and laboratory techniques, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with moderate supervision in a regulated laboratory and manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use common computer applications, including spreadsheet, database, word-processing, and manufacturing software.

Nice to have

• Experience or academic exposure to wet-bench techniques, pipetting, pH measurement, titrations, spectrophotometry, HPLC, gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, or ELISA assays.
• Experience with analytical chemistry principles, in-process quality control testing, or GMP/GLP environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience in a regulated diagnostic manufacturing environment.
• Work under GMP, GLP, quality system, and laboratory safety requirements.
• Collaborative environment supporting life sciences and healthcare products.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.