Senior Lab Support Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
Join our dedicated team in Unity Lab Services as a Lab Support Specialist, where we provide seamless support tailored to our customers' unique needs. We're seeking an organized individual to handle lab support operations, including glass wash, garment management, and gas/dry ice management. You'll be the primary point of contact for lab personnel, ensuring compliance and efficiency in all support activities.
Job description
Discover Impactful Work
Join our dedicated team in Unity Lab Services as a Lab Support Specialist, where we provide seamless support tailored to our customers' unique needs. We're seeking an organized individual to handle lab support operations, including glass wash, garment management, and gas/dry ice management. You'll be the primary point of contact for lab personnel, ensuring compliance and efficiency in all support activities.
A day in the Life
- Perform specific tasks associated with labware operations, including precision cleaning, inventory management, quality control, and sterilization through autoclaving
- Handle gas cylinder order placements and possess knowledge of gas meters, with the ability to safely manage encounters with HAZMAT materials
- Collect used labware/materials from various labs and ensure dedicated points of use are fully restocked
- Handle gas, garment, and dry ice management, ensuring a consistent supply and safe storage of these materials
- Partner with clients to understand their labware and material needs, providing timely support and ensuring stock availability
- Follow well-defined procedures as outlined by Best Practices, SOPs & Work Instructions
- Maintain accurate inventory records, fulfill contractual obligations, and assist in tracking business metrics
- May perform other duties as assigned by management
Keys to Success
Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience: 2+ years experience with material handling required. Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams). Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a safety-first approach. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
The role primarily involves working independently at customer sites, which may include areas with chemical-based allergens like penicillin and tetracycline. Personal protective equipment, such as lab coats, coveralls, facemasks, and steel-toe shoes, is often required. The position requires regular lifting of 30-40 lbs (up to 50 lbs occasionally) and using equipment like pushcarts and forklifts to move up to 100 lbs. Standing, walking, reaching, and bending are frequent activities, sometimes in varied temperature environments. Overtime work may also be necessary.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 2+ years experience with material handling required
- GxP environment or laboratory setting experience preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
- Strong attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Safety-first approach
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to lift 30-40 lbs regularly, up to 50 lbs occasionally
- Ability to work in varied temperature environments and with hazardous/toxic materials
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance programs
- Family support programs
- Commuter benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Accident insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.