Senior Automation Specialist II

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Richmond, VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a fully onsite role based at our BioAnalytical in Richmond, VA. 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. The working schedule for this role is Monday - Friday from ~8AM-5PM. 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. A day in the Life: Conducts and provides technical guidance on the development, qualification, and/or validation work in support of automated instrumentation and/or performs troubleshooting for own and others projects and/or automated instrumentation. Routinely acts as the technical project leader for multiple projects, interacts with clients as needed, reviews and evaluates data, and writes technical documents. Designs and executes development, qualification, and/or validation work independently and interprets and reviews analytical data for self and others. Plans appropriate experiments and schedules resources and work hours to meet expected completion dates. May serve as a Principal Investigator.

Requirements

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 5+ years). 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.
Thorough knowledge of all data generation and statistical programs
Thorough knowledge of general chemistry, separation science, immunochemistry, molecular genomics, biomarker, and/or vaccine science related concepts and/or technologies (as applicable)
Proven skills in complex automated platform software use and programming.
Understanding of GxP requirements, PPD & client SOPs, ICH guidelines, USP requirements and FDA guidance
Ability to operate and troubleshoot a wide variety of analytical instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Proven analytical problem solving abilities
Proven technical writing skills
Effective communication and organizational skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
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.

Responsibilities

Conducts and provides technical guidance on the development, qualification, and/or validation work in support of automated instrumentation and/or performs troubleshooting for own and others projects and/or automated instrumentation.
Routinely acts as the technical project leader for multiple projects, interacts with clients as needed, reviews and evaluates data, and writes technical documents.
Designs and executes development, qualification, and/or validation work independently and interprets and reviews analytical data for self and others.
Plans appropriate experiments and schedules resources and work hours to meet expected completion dates.
May serve as a Principal Investigator.