FSP Scientist – HPLC, Predictive Stability Full-time

Job Title

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global leader in serving science, and make a positive impact on a global scale.

Job Description

At 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 through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized 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.

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Essential Functions:

• Performs a variety of routine to complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical compounds in a variety of formulations.

• Follows validated or experimental analytical procedures with periodic direct supervision.

• Responsible for review and compilation of results and data comparison against SOP acceptance criteria, methodology, protocol, and product specifications.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.

• Experience equal to 2-4 years in a pharmaceutical lab.

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, and Abilities:

• Possess working knowledge and/or experience in modern analytical techniques, including HPLC, GC and general wet chemistry.

• Organization skills for large sample/data sets. • Demonstrated organizational skills.

• Knowledge of applicable regulatory authority, compendia, and ICH guidelines.

• Have experience in pharmaceutical research and development or in providing analytical chemistry support.

• Working knowledge in a GxP environment is highly preferred.

• Have training in or will be trained in areas such as chromatographic methods, use of analytical tools and other pharmaceutical analysis.

• Familiar with peer review and verification practices.

• Have experience with MS Office.

• Have the ability to work effectively in team situations and to work independently as needed. Have the flexibility to succeed in a dynamic and changing environment.

• Have a firm command of the English language and excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel and Word to perform tasks.

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Time management and project management skills.

• Problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.

• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team.

Working Environment

Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

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 prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $30.14–$35.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount