Onsite Associate, Lab Services

The Opportunity :

In this role, you will report to the Onsite Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor's Advanced Laboratory Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Location : Waltham, MA, with a future relocation to Cambridge, MA mid 2026.

Shift : Mon - Fri, 7 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm

Hourly Range : $21.00 - $24.50

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 : High School Diploma or GED required

Experience : 1+ years of prior work experience required, experience in material handling.

Collaboration Tool : Microsoft Teams experience preferred.

Able to lift 50lbs required

Spend a majority of the day standing and walking, role requirements are to be able to bend / stoop, squat, reach above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push / pull.

Maintain a professional, safe, and clean work environment.

Communicate effectively with both internal and external teams.

Pushing of wheeled carts stocked with items throughout the facility over long distances as well as in difficult-to-navigate spaces.

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 :

Manage In-Lab Inventory

Oversee all common consumables and chemicals

Check and replenish items daily

Perform cycle counts of centrally stocked items

Track and Improve Processes

Maintain daily data and metrics

Drive continuous improvements based on collected data

Procurement and Ordering

Order frequently used items

Coordinate same-day delivery for lab consumables and common items (e.g., dry ice, compressed gas cylinders, LN tank dewars)

Support chemical ordering, barcoding, tracking, and disposal

Reduce and repurpose overstock

Identify viable substitutions during supply chain disruptions

Align with Procurement on cost-saving initiatives

Lab Support Services

Autoclaving and glass washing

Glassware pick-up and stocking

Maintain airlock areas

Prepare and distribute reagents, buffers, media, distilled water, and ethanol

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 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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