Support Specialist

13 hours ago

Cambridge, United States Avantor Full time

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.

Location: Cambridge, MA

Shift: 7:30 AM-4:30 PM

Hourly Rate: $29/hr.(bi-weekly pay schedule)

Benefits:

  • Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs

  • 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: High school diploma or equivalent required; associate‘s or bachelor‘s degree in chemistry, biology, or a related field preferred

  • Experience: Previous experience in chemical handling, inventory management, or laboratory operations is helpful.

  • Chemical management software or laboratory information management systems (LIMS) is a plus.

  • Technical Knowledge: Understanding of chemical safety and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines.

  • Attention to Detail: Ability to accurately manage inventory, reconcile data, and maintain detailed records.

  • Software Proficiency: Familiarity with inventory databases, chemical management software, and basic office software.

  • Organizational Skills: Strong skills in stocking, cataloging, and coordinating lab materials and chemical storage.

  • Communication Skills: Ability to coordinate effectively with lab managers, facilities teams, and scientist.

  • Physical Stamina: Capability to perform tasks such as lifting, bending, organizing chemicals, and cleaning equipment (e.g., incubators and freezers).

  • Must be comfortable working in laboratory settings, including cold environments (for freezer deicing) and cleanroom conditions (for biosafety cabinet cleaning).

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:

Chemical Management:

  • Receive inbound chemicals, open packaging, enter into chemical management software database

  • Manage onsite chemical storage program including chemical container registration, chemical library audits, reporting, cataloging and storage put away.

  • Stock and inventory of POU and other lab locations chemicals

  • Arrange chemicals, ensure chemists have materials as requested/needed.

  • Chemical reconciliation - perform ongoing reconciliation of chemical information and locations

Freezer Deicing

  • Perform freezer deicing on a recurring schedule

  • Coordinate with lab managers on scheduling time to deice the freezer(s)

BSC/Incubator Cleaning.

  • Coordinate with lab managers on scheduling time to clean the incubators

  • Respond to decontamination, lab moves requests

  • Perform biosafety cabinet cleanings (interior and exterior surfaces)

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

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 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.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.

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