Senior Scientist – (Immunochemistry – Cell) Full-time

Senior Scientist (Immunochemistry – Cell)

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.

This position will be based at our new bioanalytical laboratory in GoCo Health Innovation City which is due to open later this year. This lab will serve pharmaceutical and biotech customers with advanced laboratory services and leading-edge instrumentation across all phases of pharmaceutical development to help deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide and will provide comprehensive and full-service solutions, encompassing both small and large molecules, biomarkers and novel modalities.

A Day in the Life:

1. Performs a variety of complex sample preparation and analysis procedures
2. Works with multiple functional groups to meet business needs
3. Plans and organizes work with periodic supervision
4. Sets up and maintains analytical instrumentation
5. Trains on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs, and regulatory procedures and guidelines
6. Ensures QA findings are addressed appropriately
7. Communicates project status to project leaders
8. Provides assistance and training to other team members
9. Performs work assignments accurately, and in a timely and safe manner
10. Reviews, interprets, and analyzes data for technical, quality and compliance to protocols, methods, SOPs, client criteria and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as biology, biochemistry, immunology, chemistry, molecular biology or similar

Experience

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years') or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
• OR Masters degree and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 3+ years)
• OR PhD
• Experience with cell based neutralising antibody assays would be ideal

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Support testing and analysis in the immunochemistry and vaccine department (run assays, prepare samples, lab documentation)
• Manual dexterity (pipetting, operate lab equipment, etc.)
• Experience with cell based assays, cell culturing, Elisa, Bioassay experience
• Experience with plate based assays
• Experience performing immunoassays, ELISA or similar testing
• Follow lab safety guidelines and use appropriate aseptic techniques
• Looking for someone who can be a Lab Leader, assist the Associate Group Leader, run samples and help organize projects.
• Communicate effectively and follow detailed written and verbal instruction
• Cooperate with coworkers within an organized team environment or work alone with supervision
• Manage time effectively to complete assignments in expected time frame
• Maintain a laboratory notebook and complete all documentation with clear and accurate language and according to the Standard Operating Procedures

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• 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.