What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Designer/Drafter position at Avantor?
The Opportunity
About the Role
Join our Laboratory Design Project Team and help shape innovative, high-performance lab environments that support scientific discovery and operational excellence. As a Lab Furniture Designer, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to bring complex laboratory spaces to life—balancing functionality, efficiency, and design precision.
In this role, you’ll contribute directly to our furniture growth strategy by delivering high-quality designs that enhance customer outcomes, improve processes, and drive profitability. You’ll have the opportunity to work on both new construction and renovation projects while building your reputation as a trusted technical expert within the team.
This is a hybrid position based in Dallas, TX, offering flexibility along with in-person collaboration for key meetings, training, and team engagement.
What We're Looking For
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
Privacy Policy
We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.
Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
About the Role
Join our Laboratory Design Project Team and help shape innovative, high-performance lab environments that support scientific discovery and operational excellence. As a Lab Furniture Designer, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to bring complex laboratory spaces to life—balancing functionality, efficiency, and design precision.
In this role, you’ll contribute directly to our furniture growth strategy by delivering high-quality designs that enhance customer outcomes, improve processes, and drive profitability. You’ll have the opportunity to work on both new construction and renovation projects while building your reputation as a trusted technical expert within the team.
This is a hybrid position based in Dallas, TX, offering flexibility along with in-person collaboration for key meetings, training, and team engagement.
What We're Looking For
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- Experience: 2 years of drafting/design experience within a high-volume environment preferred.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit required.
- Experience with laboratory design, renovations, or construction projects preferred.
- Familiarity with metal casework systems is a plus.
- Experience with 2020, SAP, C4C, and/or Bluebeam is a plus.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to interpret construction documents, specifications, and architectural drawings.
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to accuracy and accountability.
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365.
- Solid mathematical and spatial reasoning abilities.
- Able to balance quality and speed in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Continuously seeks opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
- Design innovative laboratory spaces for new construction and renovation projects using AutoCAD and Revit.
- Create detailed 2D and 3D drawings, including plans, elevations, sections, and installation documentation.
- Develop accurate bills of materials and manage change orders to support seamless project execution.
- Optimize laboratory layouts through space planning, furniture selection, and value engineering principles.
- Collaborate with sales, estimators, architects, engineers, suppliers, and customers to deliver best-in-class laboratory solutions.
- Serve as a technical expert by providing accurate and reliable design support for customer proposals and project planning.
- Revise and coordinate drawings based on project feedback, specifications, and evolving customer requirements.
- Research, specify, and integrate custom furniture solutions and vendor products into project designs.
- Ensure all designs meet established quality standards, project timelines, and customer expectations.
- Provide technical guidance and support to internal stakeholders.
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends, supplier capabilities, laboratory furniture solutions, and SEFA standards.
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships and serve as a trusted technical resource within the organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Consistently delivers accurate, high-quality designs on time.
- Builds strong partnerships across teams and becomes a trusted source of technical expertise.
- Balances speed and quality effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Contributes ideas that improve processes, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
- Demonstrates accountability for design quality, project accuracy, and customer outcomes.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
Privacy Policy
We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.
Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.