Merck KGaA Posted September 23, 2026

Associate Quality Control Chemist, Senior (Data Review)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States FULL_TIME
Quality Senior
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

Typically performs routine assignments using existing procedures or even works autonomously within established procedures and practices that require knowledge of concepts and procedures within a job discipline or specialized technical expertise within an analytical/scientific method or operational process

Review stock suitability and secondary analytical data in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS), product specifications, established data libraries, and applicable guidelines.

Verify ERP, sample-tracking, and metric-system entries; process and route samples and analytical data accurately and maintain complete, compliant records.

Interpret analytical results, including titration, spectroscopy, and chromatography; perform stoichiometry, unit conversions, and intermediate-level troubleshooting.

Prepare controlled documents, including Certificates of Analysis, product specifications, investigation records, and other quality documentation.

Conduct and support out-of-specification investigations, deviations, change requests, audits, and resolution of master-data or product issues.

Create, review, and update SOPs; complete required training; train new hires and collaborate cross-functionally on procedures and operations.

Identify, coordinate, and implement department-level quality, process, and safety improvements in partnership with management.

Communicate operational status, risks, and deviations; support internal teams, customers, site visitors, and audits while prioritizing safe, timely work aligned with department and site objectives.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, or Other Life/Physical Science disciplines

2+ years laboratory, or quality review experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge in chemistry, math, and general science

Some graduate coursework preferred

Ability to function in a team environment

Good customer service and communications skills, oral and written

Basic understanding analytical tools and equipment

Safe chemical handling practice

Compute chemical calculations and conversions

Ability to adapt, self-motivate, and critically think

Organization and time management skills

Database software management skills

Skilled in making decisions and attention to detail

Microsoft Office, Power Point, Excel, Word etc.

Basic understanding of Data Integrity

Basic understanding of Good Documentation Practices

Pay Range for this position: $25-$39 per hour.

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click  here .

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The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 178 comparable Senior Quality roles across 58 biopharma companies.

178Comparable roles tracked
169Currently active
58Companies hiring similar roles
28Countries represented

Salary context

53 of 178 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Lowest disclosed · Senior Quality Assurance Associate - 2nd Shift · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Peer group range $66,560 – $208,845 (median $136,700)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 178 comparable roles

United States94
Ireland11
China11
India10
Spain5
Singapore5

+ 22 more countries

Seniority mix

178 of 178 peers have a known seniority level

Senior115
Associate Director40
Principal23

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 178 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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