Senior Lab Associate

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

Customers globally rely on our extensive range of products and services—
from life-saving medicines to lab essentials to next-generation instruments. Our Operations team leverages our PPI (Practical Process Improvement Business System) to manufacture and produce these products and continuously improve productivity and quality all while contributing to our Mission - to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
Senior Lab Associate (m/f/d) (m/f/d)
Job ID: 230648BR
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Discover impactful work:
In our laboratories at our customer site in Munich, we work directly with our client, a well-known pharmaceutical company. Our role is, among other things, the provision of buffers, cell culture media and blood products to support our client in the development of innovative cancer therapies.
We are currently looking for a Senior Lab Associate (m/f/d). The position is filled for an indefinite period of time with 40 working hours per week. As a Supervisor you will be responsible for the maintenance of filter modules, the preparation of cell culture media/buffers, the preparation of blood products and the preparation and cleaning of bioreactors.
As part of a small team, you will be instructed in your tasks in detail and have the opportunity to develop yourself in a targeted manner. Therefore, for this position, your motivation and willingness to learn are much more important than already existing scientific knowledge.

A day in the life:

• Involvement in management-related tasks (e.g., planning and scheduling work).
• Proactively communicate with the site manager about any customer concerns and/or potential problems.
• Engage in process improvement activities.
• Ordering of chemicals and consumables.
• Bioreactor support quality checking.
• Backup function in media & buffer preparation, and other scientific services as needed.
• Documentation of activities performed.
• Prepare (customer) reporting and perform data analysis on request.
• Follow work processes as outlined by our written procedures.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned by management.

The keys to success:

• Completed education with a master’s degree or higher, with a scientific background.
• Preferably 3 or more years of experience within a laboratory environment.
• Laboratory experience; especially chemistry/biology related.
• High level of commitment and willingness to learn.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Excellent English language skills. German language is a plus.
• Careful, and detail-oriented work
• Reliability.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Computer-related skills such as proficiency in MS Office are a plus, including data analysis skills are expected.

What we offer:

• Employment with an innovative, future-oriented organisation
• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits
• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation

If you are interested, please apply online with your CV and Motivation Letter including possible start date and salary expectations.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or any other legally protected status.
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