FSP Senior Scientist - Precision Medicine

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Lawrenceville, NJ

18h

About The Position

The Senior Scientist, Precision Medicine is a hands-on scientist responsible for day-to-day execution of local testing and other in vitro diagnostic operations that support clinical trials. Working under the direction of Precision Medicine leadership and in partnership with study teams, Clinical Operations, Biospecimen Leads, testing laboratories, and external diagnostic partners, the role owns operational workstreams that enable timely and accurate patient eligibility testing and support diagnostic development and regulatory studies. The position provides operational continuity as the Precision Medicine organization expands its capacity.

The role includes reviewing local test assessments against protocol and Precision Medicine approval requirements; managing local testing workflows; monitoring concordance between local and central test results; reconciling data across clinical, central laboratory, and diagnostic partner datasets; supporting biospecimen planning; coordinating diagnostic partners and testing laboratories; and maintaining program documentation and trackers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent formal academic qualification in a relevant scientific or technical discipline, such as Biology or Chemistry; an equivalent combination of education, training, and directly related experience may be considered.
• 4–6 years of experience supporting laboratory operations or a related function; a combination of education, training, and directly related experience may be considered in lieu of formal requirements.
• At least 1–3 years of experience in biomarker or in vitro diagnostic assay development, validation, or clinical testing in a pharmaceutical, diagnostic, or clinical laboratory setting.
• Working knowledge of biomarker or in vitro diagnostic platforms, such as IHC, NGS, PCR, and immunoassay.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary matrix team and manage multiple concurrent programs with strong attention to detail.
• Comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts, and/or methodologies within drug discovery, development, or production.
• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6–8 hours per day.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand movements to operate laboratory equipment; occasional mobility, crouching, and stooping; frequent bending and twisting of the upper body and neck; and light to moderate lifting and carrying up to 15–20 pounds.
• Ability to access and use in-house and off-the-shelf computer software.
• Ability to communicate and understand information presented verbally, interact with diverse groups, work independently with little guidance, plan work schedules, concentrate intensely, multitask, and perform under stress.
• Regular and consistent attendance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary or backup reviewer for local test assessments supporting clinical trial eligibility, evaluating laboratory assays—including platform, adherence to approved assay instructions for use, validation status, scoring, and cut-off—against protocol and Precision Medicine requirements.
• Own local testing workflows, including laboratory onboarding documentation, approval tracking, and timely communication of decisions to study teams, Clinical Operations, and sites.
• Lead concordance monitoring between local and central test results and reconcile data across clinical, central laboratory, and diagnostic partner datasets; identify and escalate discordance trends and data quality issues with recommended actions.
• Act as the Precision Medicine point of contact for biospecimen planning on assigned programs, partnering with Biospecimen Leads and Clinical Operations to ensure sample availability, appropriate consent and sample use, and inventory tracking for diagnostic development and regulatory studies.
• Coordinate operational activities with external diagnostic partners and testing laboratories, including validation sample transfers, testing status, data transfers, and issue resolution; track partner deliverables against program milestones.
• Maintain program trackers and documentation, including testing status, sample inventories, and partner timelines.

Benefits

• 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 of paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy.
• Retirement and savings programs, including a competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), which gives eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.
• May be eligible for a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

What This Job Offers

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