Scientist I, Manufacturing Sciences

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Thermo Fisher Scientific West Hills Production Team manufactures medical diagnostic kits that are used by customers in the Transplant Diagnostics market for HLA genotyping. The team is dynamic and fast paced, relying on collaboration, multitasking, and communication within the team. This is a manufacturing role in a lab setting in which staff wear lab coats plus PPE and use bench scale lab equipment. We are seeking individuals with strong learning skills and some training and/ or experience in laboratory or scientific environments. This position is for 1st shift hours that may be scheduled between 7 am and 6 pm.
Key Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities include the following but not restricted to:

• Working in clean room laboratory environment with adherence to CGMP guidelines.
• Perform manufacturing/ production tasks as scheduled.
• Follow written SOPs, collect data, and document in batch records.
• Work with laboratory equipment including but not limited to: UV Spectrophotometer, Thermal Cycler, qPCR, robotic systems, centrifuges, multichannel pipettes.
• Initiate reports and perform investigations related to production nonconformances.
• Follow all safety requirements and bring up issues and concerns.
• May train and assist colleagues on production tasks and procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned within proven skills and competencies.

Minimum Requirements:

Education/ Experience: A combination of education and experience that confer the needed manufacturing, scientific, and laboratory technical skills will be considered. Examples:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology, chemistry or similar or
• Two (2) years college course work in Biotechnology, Sciences, or other technical field and related laboratory or GMP manufacturing experience or
• High School Diploma/ GED and four (4) years of related laboratory experience

BASIC SKILLS

• Ability to read and write English and draft basic SOPs.
• Ability to perform basic math operations used in laboratory calculations.
• Above average understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.

• Working in clean room laboratory environment with adherence to CGMP guidelines.
• Perform manufacturing/ production tasks as scheduled.
• Follow written SOPs, collect data, and document in batch records.
• Work with laboratory equipment including but not limited to: UV Spectrophotometer, Thermal Cycler, qPCR, robotic systems, centrifuges, multichannel pipettes.
• Initiate reports and perform investigations related to production nonconformances.
• Follow all safety requirements and bring up issues and concerns.
• May train and assist colleagues on production tasks and procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned within proven skills and competencies