Bioprocess Associate Scientist – Mammalian & iPSC Culture

Eurofins Professional Scientific Services (PSS) is committed to helping you build a meaningful scientific career. We provide hands-on opportunities within leading biopharmaceutical environments, with strong support for professional development, work–life balance, and comprehensive benefits.

Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in life sciences, delivering analytical testing services that protect public health and ensure product quality across food, pharmaceutical, environmental, and clinical industries.

Join us and make an impact while accelerating your career in bioprocessing and advanced cell culture.

We are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented Bioprocess Associate Scientist to support routine mammalian and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) culture activities for our R&D team. This lab-based role focuses on maintaining high-quality cell cultures, supporting differentiation workflows, and independently managing bioprocess operations—including single-use bioreactor systems.

The position follows a Wednesday–Sunday schedule, providing essential weekend coverage to ensure continuity of bioreactor and cell culture processes. Initial training will occur Monday–Friday for approximately 4–6 weeks.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine mammalian and iPSC culture activities, including feeding, passaging, expansion, and media changes using aseptic technique.
• Support iPSC differentiation and upstream bioprocess workflows by executing established protocols.
• Operate, monitor, and maintain single-use bioreactor systems, managing multiple units in parallel.
• Assess cell health, morphology, confluency, viability, and cell density using standard analytical techniques.
• Conduct sample fixation to prepare in-process and drug substance material for downstream assays.
• Maintain thorough, timely entries within an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and clearly summarize weekend findings to the broader team.
• Uphold lab safety, quality, and operational standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in biological or biochemical sciences with 3–4 years of hands-on laboratory experience, OR M.S. with 1–2 years of experience.
• Strong proficiency in maintaining mammalian cell cultures, including antibiotic-free workflows.
• Experience with bioreactor-, flask-, and plate-based cell culture systems.
• Skilled in aseptic technique and comfortable working independently.
• Excellent organization, communication, and troubleshooting abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with iPSC expansion and differentiation.
• Familiarity with PBS Biotech bioreactor platforms at various scales.
• Experience performing cell fixation for assays such as flow cytometry.
• Comfort working in Benchling or similar ELN systems.

Position is Full Time, Wednesday – Sunday, 8am – 5pm. Candidates living within a commutable distance of Boston, MA are encouraged to apply.

What We Offer:

• Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Yearly goal-based bonus & eligibility for merit-based increases
• Hourly compensation is $37 - $41, depending on education and experience 

Don’t miss the opportunity to work with innovative technologies and supportive teams, apply now and elevate your bioprocessing career!

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.