Sr Formulation Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Fremont, CA

2d • $21 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in a manufacturing, operations, production, lab setting or related field
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs routinely.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Must be in compliance with GMP, QSRs, ISO and IVD regulations in the performance of department responsibilities.
• Ability to read and write English and understand instructions written or orally in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Quality System Regulations preferred.
• Experience working with potentially hazardous chemicals and human source materials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports laboratory functions for Bulk Formulations.
• Includes cleaning, preparing and stocking labware for manufacturing use.
• Responsible for bulking and filtration container set ups, performs filtrations of bulk materials, and manufactures buffers/stock solutions per manufacturing procedures with limited supervision.
• Participates in process improvement projects.
• Assist in manufacture of controls and calibrators and complete batch records following cGMPs.
• Perform in-process assays using equipment such as spectrophotometers, pH meters and photometers.
• Weighing, transfer, mixing of chemicals required.
• Perform product filtrations.
• Clean and steam steel and plastic tanks.
• Prepare glassware and steel tanks for sterilization in autoclave and operate autoclave.
• Maintain lab equipment including pumps, pH meters, and flow meters.
• Keep department lead or manager updated on all issues.
• Monitor and replenish stocks of common lab supplies.
• Performs other job duties as required.
• This role involves the handling of controlled substances during their duties.
• The role will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines on controlled substances.
• Ability to adhere to strict safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED