Location
Downey
Posted
June 27, 2026
Commute
Local Area
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Job Description
**Position Location: Downey, CA**
**Amentum** is actively seeking applicants for **Associate Scientist 1**
**Amentum Position Description:** The Laboratory Scientist/Molecular Biologist shall perform **, at a minimum,** the following tasks and responsibilities in accordance with standard operating procedures **:**
**Must be able to obtain/maintain a DHS Suitability security clearance**
+ Handling, receipt, and processing of daily operational, Quality Assurance, verification and proficiency test samples potentially containing biological threat agents.
+ Receiving samples may require extended walking to/from laboratory areas and up and/or down several flights of stairs.
+ Samples may require being transferred from one area/cart/cooler to another, requiring staff to lift ~50-60 lbs.
+ Processing samples requires more than one (1) hour, but typically not to exceed four (4) hours, of repetitive motion (e.g. twisting/cutting/pipetting/grippin...
**Amentum** is actively seeking applicants for **Associate Scientist 1**
**Amentum Position Description:** The Laboratory Scientist/Molecular Biologist shall perform **, at a minimum,** the following tasks and responsibilities in accordance with standard operating procedures **:**
**Must be able to obtain/maintain a DHS Suitability security clearance**
+ Handling, receipt, and processing of daily operational, Quality Assurance, verification and proficiency test samples potentially containing biological threat agents.
+ Receiving samples may require extended walking to/from laboratory areas and up and/or down several flights of stairs.
+ Samples may require being transferred from one area/cart/cooler to another, requiring staff to lift ~50-60 lbs.
+ Processing samples requires more than one (1) hour, but typically not to exceed four (4) hours, of repetitive motion (e.g. twisting/cutting/pipetting/grippin...