Sr. Staff Scientist cryo-EM

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, Diversity & Inclusion is vital to the future success of our organization. It is not just something we do, it is who we are. It enables our colleagues to openly share the wide range of perspectives they represent, creating an environment where differences are truly valued, authenticity is a state-of-being, and everyone feels they belong and can do their best work.
This role is based at our breathtaking site in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and belongs to the R&D Application Validation group within Research and Development organization for Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). The immediate team consists of 10 people committed to develop and validate innovative technologies for Cryo-EM and Tomography workflows for our Life Science customers. We are seeking for a highly motivated Engineer who is driven by method/new product development and keen to bring new products to the market.

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES

• University Degree or equivalent in Physics, Chemistry, or Structural Biology is typically required.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Cryo-EM methods and protocols, including industrial experience or proven experience working with industrial partners.
• Proven experience in the development of new products, methods, and protocols.
• Proficient in using statistical tools and handling large amounts of data.
• Eager and willing to learn new technologies.
• Ability to cooperate with engineering teams to develop new technologies.
• Exhibits a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Possesses excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

WHAT WILL YOU DO? AND HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

As Sr Application Engineer you will belong to a collaborative team and will focus on the application aspects of product development for Life Sciences Cryo-EM. The Cryo-EM workflow is a multi-step process that involves multiple interconnected hardware and software systems to prepare and evaluate samples, recording vast amounts of data and images, and processing the collected data into meaningful information, e.g. where a drug is bound to the target. The focus of this position is on understanding the end-user issues, use cases, future needs; then translating them in product specifications and / or functions; then verifying that the solutions are indeed fulfilling the insights. You will work closely with architects, project managers, and colleagues from business unit, sourcing, operations, and service.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You innovate by generating new intellectual property on applications and methods.
• You scout for new techniques, develop and maintain application roadmaps and stay connected with customers.
• You author and actively maintain application use cases, requirements, specifications and definitions of designs from a user perspective.
• You write test plans, design functional test cases, carry out and/or coordinate the execution of these test cases, report issues, and write test reports with recommendations.
• You contribute to product and process FMEA’s, SRA’s and other risk identification and management practices.
• You participate in the creation of (interactive) user guides, documentation and training materials, and verify the completeness and correctness thereof. You support rollout of new products at launch.
• You guide and support internal and external engineers with solving issues and answering questions in your area of expertise.
• You provide technical assistance to other application engineers and mentor junior team members.