Associate Scientist

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Key responsibilities:

• To help establish a comprehensive material database, optimize formulation workflows for scaled-down tablet development
• Build computational tools for enabling a digital formulation development process
• Collaboratively support project work and technology development as part of the material science team
• Help advance efforts to enable a rapid, material-sparing formulation development paradigm to support our dynamic clinical programs

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in lab sciences such as Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering or similar
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0-2 years)

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar programming languages
• Prior experience in characterizing powder/granular mechanical properties and 3D printing with SolidWorks
• Experience in computational modeling software (e.g. Ansys, Abaqus, etc.) is optional
• Familiarity with key scientific fields and technologies involved in solid dosage formulation development

Working Environment:
Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:
Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.
Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds
Able to work in non-traditional work environments.
Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with
proficiency.
May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.
Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

• To help establish a comprehensive material database, optimize formulation workflows for scaled-down tablet development
• Build computational tools for enabling a digital formulation development process
• Collaboratively support project work and technology development as part of the material science team
• Help advance efforts to enable a rapid, material-sparing formulation development paradigm to support our dynamic clinical program