FSP - Assoc Scientist - Automation

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.
Thermo Fisher’s clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.
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.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Assoc Scientist: 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:

• Must have availability for over time on weekends and holidays when needed.
• The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, detail oriented individual able to multitask and follow directions
• Critical thinking and the ability to learn and apply troubleshooting techniques for automation is key
• Demonstrated strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service
• Demonstrated ability to effectively meet deadlines while working under pressure
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Ability and willingness to work rotating weekend shifts according to business needs
• Must have a high aptitude for common computer programs (e.g. MS Office), in addition to being comfortable in learning new software and hardware systems

• This group is highly automated and this role will require routine operation of laboratory robotics, while interfacing with web-based software tools. The Associate will also be responsible for processing new samples into the archive inventory including accurate sample weighing and dissolution. Additionally, this role will coordinate the shipment of orders with the logistics department.
• Communicate cross functionally across teams to ensure the sample testing is effectively coordinated.
• Maintain excellent written documentation (e.g., lab notebook and test forms)
• Assist with lab organization and compliance with lab safety protocols.