Senior Scientist – Automation
About The Position
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical research business is a global contract research organization. Within the Analytical Services team, this role is part of a functional service provider partnership that enables employees to work onsite at a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical company while maintaining full-time benefits. The Senior Scientist conducts experiments using liquid-handling automation and analytical techniques, applies automation to support rapid screening and product development, and troubleshoots analytical and laboratory systems. The role also organizes and presents scientific data, contributes to automation approaches across the global organization, and develops protocols for automated laboratory workflows using robotic-specific software and laboratory instruments.
Requirements
- Solid understanding of general biology, chemistry, and separation science.
- Product-development experience across multiple projects in a pharmaceutical development environment, with evidence of delivering disciplinary product deliverables.
- Broad knowledge of analytical method development in support of new chemical entity development.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency operating automated liquid-handling systems, such as Hamilton systems.
- Ability to work as a teammate in a matrix environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems in analytical platforms.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external groups to deliver projects.
- High learning agility and ability to handle first-time situations or changing conditions.
- Knowledge and experience with statistical design of experiments and analysis of results.
- Ability to integrate, test, and troubleshoot analytical instrumentation.
- Understanding of laboratory requirements, PPD and client SOPs, ICH guidelines, USP requirements, and FDA guidance.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Proficiency with technical operating systems.
- Technical writing skills.
- Time-management and project-management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
- BS degree with 4+ years of experience, MS degree with 2+ years of experience, or PhD with 0–2 years of experience in an appropriate subject area.
Responsibilities
- Conduct experiments using liquid-handling automation and analytical techniques such as surface plasmon resonance, capillary gel electrophoresis, and cell-based bioassays.
- Apply automation assets to rapid screening and development to reduce design-selection risks and enhance product design across development phases.
- Troubleshoot laboratory errors and systematically assess root causes, including human, software, hardware, firmware, and chemical sources.
- Organize, evaluate, and present data through scientific discussions, presentations, and reports.
- Contribute to developing automation approaches and knowledge within the global automation organization.
- Maintain local capability to demonstrate laboratory automation rapidly to address drug-development design-selection issues.
- Write protocols for new automation workflows using robotic-specific software for laboratory instruments.
Benefits
- Full-time benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
