Scientist – Reagent Production

Dawar Consulting; California; On-site; USD 54,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Dawar Consulting seeks a detail-oriented Scientist I for reagent production in Santa Clara, CA. The role focuses on manufacturing, QC, and documentation to support sequencing platform reagents. You will operate in a small production team, handling bench work and maintaining batch records.

The position emphasizes wet-lab activity, data entry, and collaboration to enable scale-up and QC improvements in a fast-paced lab environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of relevant laboratory experience.
• Hands-on wet-lab experience and strong documentation skills.
• Familiarity with batch records, SOPs, and work instructions preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working onsite in a fast-paced laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, prepare, aliquot, label, and QC reagents.
• Perform laboratory measurements, including pH, conductivity, osmolality, and colorimetric analysis.
• Edit and maintain batch records, work instructions, SOPs, and QC test methods.
• Enter production records and test results accurately into databases.
• Support reagents scale-up, inventory management, and distribution to internal teams.
• Assist with QC protocol development and specification setting.

Skills

Wet-lab experience

Documentation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or related field

Job description

Scientist – Reagent Production

Santa Clara, United States | Posted on 11/10/2026

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences, islooking for a“Scientist – Reagent Production” based out of SantaClara, CA.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract(Possibility of Extension)

Pay Rate: $47.86/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick leave(asper state policy)

Seeking a detail-oriented Scientist I to support reagent manufacturing,quality control, and documentation for sequencing platform. Thecandidate will work within a small production team, performing laboratoryactivities, maintaining production records, and supporting reagent scale-up andQC activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manufacture,prepare, aliquot, label, and QC reagents.
• Perform laboratorymeasurements, including pH, conductivity, osmolality, and colorimetricanalysis.
• Edit and maintainbatch records, work instructions, SOPs, and QC test methods.
• Enter productionrecords and test results accurately into databases.
• Support reagentscale-up, inventory management, and distribution to internal teams.
• Assist with QCprotocol development and specification setting.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degreein Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
• 1–2 years ofrelevant laboratory experience.
• Hands-on wet-labexperience and strong documentation skills.
• Familiarity withbatch records, SOPs, and work instructions preferred.
• Strong analytical,troubleshooting, communication, and organizational skills.
• Comfortableworking onsite in a fast-paced laboratory environment.