Scientist I
Thermo Fisher
Summary
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Manufacturing Sciences Scientist I, where you'll contribute to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. In this role, you'll support manufacturing operations by developing, optimizing and implementing production processes while ensuring compliance with quality standards. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to manufacture critical products for diagnostics, research, and therapeutic applications. The position offers opportunities to enhance processes, solve technical challenges, and directly impact patient care through high-quality manufacturing.
Job description
Description
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Manufacturing Sciences Scientist I, where you'll contribute to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. In this role, you'll support manufacturing operations by developing, optimizing and implementing production processes while ensuring compliance with quality standards. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to manufacture critical products for diagnostics, research, and therapeutic applications. The position offers opportunities to enhance processes, solve technical challenges, and directly impact patient care through high-quality manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to raw material second-sourcing projects, including conducting characterization studies and bench builds.
- Perform characterization studies and analyze organic or inorganic compounds, raw materials, and finished products.
- Operate general laboratory instrumentation, including GC/MS, GC/FID, UV-Vis, FTIR, IR, Rotavap, and fluorescence spectrophotometers.
- Execute bench experiments effectively and develop polymer products and related processes to meet performance specifications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, no prior experience required in a GMP environment
- Preferred Fields of Study: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related scientific field
- Strong understanding of analytical methods, quality control testing, and documentation practices
- Demonstrated proficiency in standard laboratory techniques and equipment operation
- Experience with chromatography, spectroscopy, and other analytical instrumentation
- Working knowledge of GMP, GDP, and other relevant regulatory requirements
- Strong technical writing skills for SOPs, batch records, and investigation reports
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and laboratory information systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Work safely and independently in the lab with minimal supervision, ensuring reproducible procedures and reliable investigation results.
- Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in teams
- Ability to work various schedules including potential overtime when needed
- Demonstrate strong attention to detail.
- Physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds and work in laboratory/manufacturing environments
- English language proficiency required; additional languages beneficial
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Preferred fields: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related scientific field
- Strong understanding of analytical methods, quality control testing, and documentation practices
- Demonstrated proficiency in standard laboratory techniques and equipment operation
- Experience with chromatography, spectroscopy, and other analytical instrumentation
- Working knowledge of GMP, GDP, and other relevant regulatory requirements
- Strong technical writing skills for SOPs, batch records, and investigation reports
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and laboratory information systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Work safely and independently in the lab with minimal supervision
- Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in teams
- Ability to work various schedules including potential overtime when needed
- Strong attention to detail
- Physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds and work in laboratory/manufacturing environments
- English language proficiency required
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Incentive Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Family Support Programs
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Accident Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Annual Bonus
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, and increasing laboratory productivity. Thermo Fisher serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies worldwide. The company operates through four business segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Services.