Senior Scientist - Cell Lab - PPD Athlone, Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Scientist, Cell & Molecular Biology
At PPD, part of 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, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralised 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.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Educated to a bachelor’s degree level in a relevant area, ie chemistry, biochemistry, immunology, cell biology
  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, ABILITIES

• 5+ years’ relevant industry experience within a GMP laboratory (with experience in the following lab testing areas - Mammalian cell culture experience, bioassays; an advantage if experience with flow cytometry, qPCR, ddPCR, method development/validation experience )
• Experience in Method Validation, Method Transfer and Analytical testing.
• The ability to plan, schedule and carry out work for successful project completion
• A positive attitude and ability to work well with others
• Excellent attention to detail

• 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 prioritising and handling multiple projects or activities