Metrologist

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Middleton, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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 Metrologist, your role will be to lead the maintenance, calibration, and optimization of laboratory instruments, ensure their precise functioning, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and enhance the overall efficiency and reliability of lab operations. This role is specific to automatic pipette management.

Requirements

High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Technical positions may require a certificate
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 4 years).
Understanding of FDA and GXP regulations and requirements
Knowledge and understanding of laboratory instrumentation and equipment
Working knowledge with systems in use at PPD or within the CRO/Pharmaceutical industry
Troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills
Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate effectively with vendors, clients and all levels of staff
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
May interact with others, relating and gathering sensitive information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
Works with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of intense concentration.
Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
Regular and consistent attendance.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Perform routine and remedial maintenance on active instrumentation and equipment.
Provide installation oversight of new laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Review vendor documentation relating to pm, calibration/qualification and repairs.
Assist and prepare SOPs pertaining to operation, maintenance and calibration of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Address audits (internal or external client) on laboratory instruments and equipment.
Evaluate lab support records for compliance with SOPs, review for completeness and accuracy and reports findings.