Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Knowledge of molecular biology-based analysis (PCR, capillary electrophoresis, NGS) is required.
• Proficiencies in scripting language (e.g. Perl/Python), and statistical package (e.g. R or MATLAB) is required.
• Knowledge of common sequence repositories is required.
• Understanding of taxonomic classification systems and basic phylogenetics is preferred.
• Knowledge of machine learning models and data governance frameworks to leverage AI is preferred.
• Effective communication skills, especially for presenting scientific results, working collaboratively in a team, and documentation is required.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and geographically distributed team environment is required.
• Strong drive for problem-solving and continuous improvement, with the willingness and courage to work through obstacles is required.

• Primary responsibility is to support biopharma new product introductions (NPI), focusing on PCR-based assays, capillary electrophoresis and next-generation assay panel design.
• Additional responsibilities include support for on-market products and using innovative approaches for system improvement and troubleshooting.
• Ensure proper design and timely execution of development, analysis, and documentation of assays.
• Work with a team of bench scientists to provide interpretation of data and assay design optimization.
• Apply existing pipelines and tools for assay development to design new processes that align with the overall goals of the business.