Associate Scientist (Quality)

IFF•Wilmington, DE

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Quality Scientist provides technical and operational support to IFF’s Global Technical Quality Bioanalytical Team. The role supports the Standards and Controls Program, performs routine enzyme assays, coordinates analytical materials, and helps maintain safe, compliant, and efficient laboratory operations. It is based in Wilmington, Delaware and requires on-site work. The position involves preparing, qualifying, maintaining, inventorying, and distributing enzyme standards and controls; performing routine enzyme assays and related bioanalytical testing; preparing reagents, calibration standards, controls, and samples; and documenting, reviewing, and communicating test results. The role also coordinates shipments of analytical materials, supports investigations and troubleshooting under senior scientists’ guidance, maintains accurate records, monitors inventory, and contributes to data trending, quality control activities, inspections, audits, safety reviews, method improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and able to follow approved laboratory procedures consistently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate across scientific, quality, and manufacturing teams. IFF describes opportunities to build technical and operational capabilities through learning and development and to contribute to global quality programs in a collaborative, safety-focused laboratory environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, food science, microbiology, or a related scientific discipline.
Basic understanding of laboratory safety, quality systems, and Good Documentation Practices.
Ability to follow approved laboratory methods, procedures, and work instructions accurately and consistently.
Strong attention to detail, organization, and recordkeeping skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across scientific, quality, and manufacturing teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in an on-site laboratory environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn laboratory data and inventory systems.

Nice To Haves

Previous laboratory experience in analytical testing, quality control, biotechnology, or a bioanalytical environment.
Experience performing enzyme assays or preparing analytical standards, controls, reagents, and samples.
Experience managing laboratory inventory or coordinating domestic and international shipments of analytical materials.

Responsibilities

Prepare, qualify, maintain, inventory, and distribute enzyme standards and controls used in product testing and quality programs.
Perform routine enzyme assays and related bioanalytical testing using approved methods, procedures, and established quality practices.
Prepare reagents, calibration standards, controls, and samples; accurately document, review, and communicate test results.
Coordinate domestic and international shipments of standards, controls, samples, reagents, chemicals, and laboratory supplies to manufacturing and testing sites.
Ensure analytical materials are properly packaged, labeled, documented, tracked, and shipped in accordance with applicable safety and regulatory requirements.
Support investigations and troubleshooting related to assay performance, analytical variability, and standards or controls issues under the guidance of senior scientists.
Maintain accurate records for standards, controls, test samples, shipments, inventory, and laboratory activities.
Monitor inventory levels and coordinate replenishment of critical reagents, reference materials, consumables, and laboratory supplies.
Support data trending, Statistical Quality Control activities, method improvements, laboratory inspections, safety reviews, audits, and other continuous improvement initiatives.