Research Associate

Ready to dive into a fast-paced, ever-evolving research environment where innovation thrives and curiosity leads the way? Hennessy Research Associates - a Kemin Company is hiring a Research Associate.

Are you passionate about animal health and eager to make a real impact across species? As a Research Associate, you'll be part of a vibrant team working on projects that span both companion animals and livestock—well beyond the vaccine space. This role offers hands-on experience in a dynamic lab environment, where you'll spend half your time preparing solutions for downstream processing and helping refine biological materials after growth. With a wide variety of projects and no set routine, every day brings new challenges and discoveries. If you thrive on multitasking, scientific exploration, and contributing to meaningful research, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

This position is based on-site at our Lenexa, Kansas location.

Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!

We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet. 

We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.

We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, physical, and professional well-being:

• Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off for volunteering in your community

• Perform lab experiments within well-defined guidelines and under direct supervision; operate laboratory equipment.
• Perform literature reviews and provide written summary.
• Draft SOP’s, research protocols and research methods, with supervision.
• Perform basic data analysis, with supervision.
• Collect, interpret and document research data, with supervision.
• Prepare and present research data and analytics in multiple formats.
• Contribute to scientific publications used for internal purposes.

• Education
  • Associates Degree in a chemistry or biology related field with 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelors Degree with 1+ year of relevant experience
• Demonstrated sterile technique.
• Lab instrumentation upkeep/maintenance.
• Lab notebook/recording.
• Solution preparation.
• Cell culture/virus and/or microbial experience up to 1L volume or T-100 flasks (or larger).
• Ability to work under pressure and able to handle multiple projects efficiently.
• Analytical lab skills with a strong scientific curiosity and innovative thinking.
• Reliable and self-motivated.
• Good understanding of Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Basic understanding of English, both written and oral.
• Ability to interact well with others in a team environment.