Bioprocessing Senior Engineering Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Logan, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. This position will work with other Process Development personnel in a cell culture laboratory environment by performing routine laboratory activities, conducting outlined experiments, and assisting with required cell culture activities in association with activities in single-use bioreactors, mixers, and fermenters. Your role as a Senior Engineering Technician is to provide dedicated, hands-on support for both internal and external customers of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Key success metrics will be based upon your ability to support and enable multiple cell culture teams in delivering and improving process performance of the single use systems for biologic drug process development and manufacturing.

Requirements

High school diploma working toward Engineering, Technology, or Science degree
Ability to work efficiently with minimal direction
Ability to follow basic laboratory instructions and safety requirements
Proficient in basic Microsoft Office programs
Ability to perform laboratory work using good aseptic technique
Lifting (up to 50 pounds) and stooping required
Must be willing to become forklift certified
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.

Nice To Haves

Applied molecular or cell biology and cell cloning
Programming automated laboratory equipment

Responsibilities

Perform routine lab and building maintenance including cleaning, organization, preventative maintenance of instrumentation, and other administrative tasks
Support engineers and scientists during prototype evaluations of new technologies
Prepare reagents and media using written specifications
Troubleshoot processes or equipment using critical thinking skills
Provide maintenance, setup, and day-to-day support of bioreactor experiments
Follow written laboratory procedures as needed
Maintain cell lines including cryopreservation and thawing