Senior Scientist

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. With $1.4 billion invested annually in R&D, our collaborative and diverse teams have the resources they need to drive new discoveries and do cutting-edge research and develop important applications and tools that help millions of lives around the world.
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.
Location/Division Specific Information
We are a research, development, and production site in Bremen, currently with about 500 employees, whose “high-end” measurement and analysis instruments (mass spectrometers) are used in research and science worldwide. Our innovative products in the fields of Life Sciences MS and Inorganic MS, as well as Trace Elemental Analysis, are among the leading products globally in their respective markets.
Senior Scientist (m/f/d) Mass Spectrometer Application
Discover Impactful Work:
As Senior Scientist (m/f/d) you will develop new life science mass spectrometry products within our multi-disciplined multi-national R&D team.

A day in the Life:

• You will characterize novel prototype mass spectrometers with focus on typical customer applications including edge cases. In cooperation with product management, you will complete feasibility experiments and conduct the data evaluation. The interpretation of the results and their relevance for customer applications is key for your work.
• Within the team you will write the application-based system requirements. Afterwards, you will plan, setup, execute, and document the verification of novel mass spectrometers by liquid chromatographic sample injection. The development team will be guided by you regarding customer needs and application scenarios.
• With progress in the product development cycle, you will support the evaluation and validation of new products, including workflows and applications.
• For a smooth transition into series production, your input is taken to develop factory acceptance procedures and you will collaborate with the support and operation groups.
• Around product launch, you will provide experienced analytical and technical support and collaborate with key opinion leaders.

Keys to Success

Education

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Physics. PhD would be preferred.

Experience

• A couple of years hands-on experience in high-resolution accurate mass LC-MS system, preferable on Orbitrap Exploris instrumentation.
• Practical experience in sample preparation, nano-flow LC and High-Resolution Accurate Mass MS method optimizations, and comprehensive data analysis. Additional practical skills on intact proteins and mAb are a plus.
• Understanding of market trends of mass spectrometry applications.
• Experience with requirements management is an advantage.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• You have excellent empathic, verbal, and written, communication and presentation skills in English.
• You are a team-oriented, reliable person that enjoys working within a diverse, cross-functional R&D team.
• You take responsibility to solve problems analytical and data driven.
• You are a person that shows integrity, intensity, innovation and involvement - our Thermo Fisher Scientific values.

What we offer:

• Employment with an innovative, future-oriented organization
• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Excellent Work-Life-Balance
• 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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