Scientist - FSP - Automated Cell Culture Assays

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, youll 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.

• Carry out routine cell culture and processing of mammalian cell types including but not limited to embryonic stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells, cell lines etc using automated liquid handlers like Hamilton, Tecan, BD FACSDuet etc.
• Carry out cell culture activities in both 2D and 3D formats and collect cell material for other downstream assays.
• Involve in routine analytical testing for flow cytometry, cell dissociation, cell count and cell viability assay, nucleic acid based assays like PCR, qPCR, RT-qPCR, Nanostring etc.
• Communicate cross functionally across teams to ensure the sample testing is effectively coordinated.
• This job will require a weekend schedule Thursday Monday schedule
• Maintain excellent written documentation (e.g., lab notebook and test forms)
• Assist with lab organization and compliance with lab safety protocols.
• This position is lab-based and requires 80% lab testing and 20% sample/data management.

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Scientist: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years)
• OR Masters degree

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.

• Experience with or understanding of robotic liquid handers (TECAN, Hamilton or other) and their operating software (Fluent Gx, VENUS, or other) for automated sample preparation.
• Hands-on experience and technical proficiency with mammalian cell culture, aseptic technique, cell-based assay development, ELISA, HPLC, PCR ddPCR/qPCR, RT-qPCR, flow cytometry, SDS-Page and/or HPLC.
• Understanding of process development for cell and gene therapy products.
• Team player, innovative, collaborative, and initiative.

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.

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, 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!