Scientist – HPLC, GC, Dissolution
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- First Shift (Days)
- Environmental Conditions
- Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting
- Job Description
- Scientist – HPLC, GC, Dissolution
- Shift: Full-Time; Monday – Friday; 8am-5pm EST
- ONSITE:
- This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in (Waltham, MA). We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.
- 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.
- Our Laboratories Functional Service Partnership (FSP) team plays a direct role in advancing drug development by creating sustained groups of talent within our customers’ organizations to provide long-term support. Through this collaborative approach, our professionals bring their commitment to excellence, industry knowledge, and operational strength directly into customer environments, helping to enhance capabilities and advance the delivery of life-changing therapies.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide routine analytical testing to support early phase and late phase small molecule drug development using HPLC, GC, particle size, KF, dissolution
- Perform lab equipment/instrument maintenance.
- Follow experimental or qualified analytical procedures and responsible for review and compilation of results and data comparison against SOP acceptance criteria, methodology, protocol, and product specifications.
- Evaluate and implement new analytical approaches, automation, and software to improve the quality and efficiency of analytical development work and to solve problems encountered during drug development.
- Author technical protocols and reports.
- Maintain excellent written documentation (e.g., lab notebook and test forms).
- Ensure execution of work assignments by laboratory staff to meet cycle times
Education and Experience:
- 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.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Proven experience with HPLC and GC based methods
- Experience with at least one of the following methods: HPLC, GC, MS, Dissolution Testing, Karl Fischer
- Experience in writing technical documents, such as SOPs and study reports, in a non-GxP environment.
- Experience with Empower, or Chemstation is preferred.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build open and collaborative relationships
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proven ability to interpret data by performing trend analysis
- Proven ability in technical writing skills
- Ability to independently optimize analytical methods
- Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Time management and project management skills
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary 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.
Benefits
- 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!
- Compensation and Benefits
- The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $38.00–$40.10.
- 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
- For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Empower, or Chemstation is preferred.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies instruments, laboratory products, life sciences solutions and pharmaceutical services to customers in research, healthcare, industry and applied markets. The company was formed in 2006 through the merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific.
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