Senior Scientist – Cell Culture / Stem Cell

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Boston, MA

20h • $95,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Senior Scientist in Cell Culture/Stem Cell to join their Laboratories Functional Service Partnership (FSP) team. This role is based at a customer's site in Boston, MA, and is a full-time, onsite position. The FSP team collaborates with customers to advance drug development by providing dedicated talent within their organizations. The Senior Scientist will contribute to creating sustained groups of talent, bringing expertise to customer environments to enhance capabilities and advance the delivery of life-changing therapies. The company mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer, with a global reach in clinical research across 100+ countries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 4+ years’ for Sr. Scientist with Bachelor's degree)
• OR Masters degree and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’)
• OR PhD
• Proven technical proficiency and demonstrated skill in conducting and interpreting experiments including the development of human stem cell models and assays to evaluate targets and lead molecules for diseases.
• Cell Culture and Aseptic Technique is a MUST HAVE
• Experience with advanced cell culture techniques to culture human cells
• Uses technical knowledge to design and execute follow-up experiments
• Demonstrated understanding of analysis and interpretation of experimental data with proficient problem solving and protocol refinement
• Ability and willingness to work rotating weekend shifts according to business needs
• Adaptive to a time-line driven work environment
• Multitasking skills, attention to details and ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Great interpersonal/teamwork skills and positive attitude
• Often deployed to investigations with more significant consequences and need for reliability
• Effective communicator (written and verbal), especially within their technical area(s)
• 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

• 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

• Culture recombinant, primary human progenitors, stem cells and/or 2D/3D organoids
• Completes experiments in a reliable, consistent manner
• Demonstrates high level of attention to details
• Performs initial analysis of experimental data and interprets immediate experimental outcomes
• Records experiments and results in laboratory notebooks (including all electronic systems) in accordance with lab procedures
• Recognizes problems and suggests experiments to troubleshoot issues
• Execute on new ideas to improve workflows, consistency and efficiency of the cell culture processes
• Clearly and effectively communicates (both written and verbal) results
• Leverages technical experience to help prioritize studies, based on Project impact
• Performs basic statistical analysis of experimental data, where appropriate
• Conducts own experimental troubleshooting on routine problems
• Assists with publication and patent submission processes
• Surveys relevant scientific literature to maintain awareness of issues and trends within the field
• Present studies effectively at internal Group/Department or Project Team research meetings
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Annual incentive plan bonus
• Healthcare
• 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
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior