Cell Culture Scientist

Thermo Fisher Scientific • King of Prussia, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Join us as a Scientist! 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. Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations. As a Scientist, your role will be to perform advanced diagnostic testing and analysis, ensure the accuracy and reliability of laboratory results, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and contribute to the continuous improvement of lab procedures and quality standards.

Requirements

• Knowledge of biological and pharmaceutical product manufacturing and microbial control
• Clean in Place (CIP) and Sterilize in Place (SIP) practices for Stainless Steel reactors
• Strong team working skills, able to effectively work across interdisciplinary groups
• Capacity to think innovatively and flexibly, comfortable with complexity.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).

Responsibilities

• Position will provide support for upstream bioreactor operation and maintenance.
• This list is not all-inclusive list, but person will be responsible for ordering of raw materials and lab supplies, coordinating receipt of frozen cell bank vials, cell banking, media preparation, reactor preparation, vial thaw, shake flask culturing, inoculation of bioreactors, sampling, harvest, cleaning.
• Single point of accountability support of the upstream E.coli microbial fermentation suite.
• Documentation of raw materials and experimental data in compliance with SOP and data integrity requirement; supporting preparation of technical documentation/report for internal communication with project team and management
• Completing inventory management (Cell culture medium preparation, Reagent and consumable procurement/organization/tracking) and lab housekeeping related with cell line maintenance.
• Working with banked cells and growing them from shake flask to full bioreactor status all while sampling and maintaining cell line.
• Maintain training records and familiarity with current SOPs and controlled documents
• Work to Lab standards as appropriate
• Follow safe Laboratory Practices, regular safety training, and maintain accurate and complete safety records consistent with company policy and legal requirements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees