{"id":1667450,"url":"https://alion.io/job/biomerieux-associate-staff-scientist","title":"Associate Staff Scientist","company":{"id":449571,"name":"bioMérieux","domain":"biomerieux.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/biomerieux-2","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Jobvite","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":5,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":10,"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Hazelwood, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":92000,"max":135000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":135000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Gmail","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Outlook","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-02T06:14:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T23:04:18Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-04T23:04:18Z","days_open":33,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":33},"description":"Description\nAssociate Staff Scientist\nThe Associate Staff Scientist, Sensor Chemistry is an experienced technical contributor responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing complex experiments that support colorimetric sensor chemistry development and optimization. This role provides hands-on chemistry expertise in formulation development, including sol-gel, polymer, indicator, and reagent systems, while partnering closely with microbiology, engineering, data science, industrialization, manufacturing, and quality teams. The individual supports new product development, process improvement, verification, validation, manufacturing transfer, and technical investigations in a regulated environment. The role is expected to work independently, communicate technical findings clearly, maintain high-quality documentation, and mentor or guide junior team members as needed.\nPrimary Duties\nTroubleshoot technical issues specific to the sensor chemistry/AST systems, record and report these issues cross-functionally, and provide suggestions and resolutions for investigations.\n\nBrainstorm and test novel product development ideas based on high-level objectives and latest research findings.\n\nContribute to the development of tools for analyzing large performance data sets generated from AST experiments.\n\nAnticipate and mitigate technical risks or hazards associated with experiments, materials, and project plans.\n\nSupport chemistry-related process improvements and help define tests or critical quality attributes needed to monitor sensor performance and quality control.\n\nOperate following product development process guidance: write detailed documentation, set requirements for new products, run verification on those requirements, participate in validation as required.\n\nEnsure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, ISO) and comply with biohazard safety standards.\n\nRead, analyze, and interpret scientific literature, technical procedures, and regulatory guidance relevant to sensor chemistry and diagnostic product development.\n\nParticipate in technical design reviews, product risk assessments, data reviews, and cross-functional investigation meetings.\n\nMentor and train new and existing team members and be a technical advisor for data analysis problems.\n\nCollaborate with other scientists and managers to optimize testing protocols and workflows within the lab.\n\nPerform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.\n\nPerform other duties as assigned.\n\nQualifications\nRequired Education, Training, and Experience\nBachelor degree required - Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific or engineering field.\n\n5+ years of professional related experience including hands-on laboratory work in chemical formulation, analytical chemistry, sol-gel chemistry, or substantially related work.\n\nPreferred Education, Training, and Experience\nAdvanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific or engineering field.\n\n2+ years of iterative product development work. May consist of experimental design, troubleshooting, optimization, documentation, and/or technical decision-making. Industry or academic product development work is acceptable.\n\nExperience with sol-gel chemistry, colorimetric sensor chemistry, or related reagent/formulation development.\n\nExperience in medical device, diagnostics, in vitro diagnostic (IVD), biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or other regulated product development environments.\n\nDemonstrated technical proficiency, such as publications, patents, technical reports, or presentations.\n\nDemonstrated ability to guide junior scientists.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)\nConsistently upholds and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMérieux promotes.\n\nComfortable giving clear, direct, and actionable feedback.\n\nDemonstrates assertiveness and confidence in the face of a challenge.\n\nWritten communications - including the ability to communicate technical data in written form.\n\nInforming others by sharing clear, timely information to ensure alignment.\n\nManage and meet competing deadlines, requiring careful prioritization and time management to ensure all tasks are completed on time.\n\nSkilled in MS Office tools to include but not limited to Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel - Intermediate: applies skills independently in most situations; handles moderately complex tasks with occasional guidance.\n\nSupervisory Responsibilities (Summary)\nThis position has no direct or indirect supervisory responsibilities. Short-term decisions are made with little-to-no supervisory review. Long-term strategic decisions require supervisory review and approval.\nWorking Conditions & Physical Requirements (Summary)\nThis is a lab-based position requiring adherence to work practices for laboratory biohazards and chemical hazards. The role requires:\nAbility to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.\n\nAbility to ascend/descend stairs, ladders, ramps, and similar structures.\n\nAbility to wear PPE correctly most of the day.\n\nNo operation of heavy machinery.\n\nNo requirement to adjust or move objects up to 50 pounds.\n\nDomestic travel: 5%\n\nInternational travel: 0%\n\nThe estimated salary range for this role is between $92,000-$135,000. This role is eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and individual performance per bioMérieux’s bonus program. This range may differ from ranges offered for similar positions elsewhere in the country given differences in cost of living. Actual compensation within this range is determined based on the successful candidate’s experience and will be presented in writing at the time of the offer.\nIn addition, bioMérieux offers a competitive Total Rewards package that may include:\n· A choice of medical (including prescription), dental, and vision plans providing nationwide coverage and telemedicine options\n· Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance\n· Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance\n· Retirement Plan including a generous non-discretionary employer contribution and employer match.\n· Adoption Assistance\n· Wellness Programs\n· Employee Assistance Program\n· Commuter Benefits\n· Various voluntary benefit offerings\n· Discount programs\n· Parental leaves\nPlease be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMérieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at  \nBioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at , or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).","description_format":"text","description_chars":8179,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave","Retirement plans","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Diagnostic Tests & IVD","Molecular Diagnostics","Public Health & Prevention"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T06:14:47Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-04T23:04:18Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":6,"filings_prev_12m":10,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":126786,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":null,"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":135000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/biomerieux-associate-staff-scientist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/biomerieux-associate-staff-scientist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T05:56:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7191,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":449571},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=449571"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbiomerieux-associate-staff-scientist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbiomerieux-associate-staff-scientist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbiomerieux-associate-staff-scientist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/biomerieux-associate-staff-scientist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbiomerieux-associate-staff-scientist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1667450}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"biomerieux.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1667450},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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