Sr Scientific Support Specialist - Cell Culture Preparation
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. Discover Impactful Work: Drive excellence in the Media Sciences program through right-the-first-time preparation of custom media formulations, compliance adherence, safe lab techniques, and client satisfaction. Champion innovation and practical process improvement in the laboratory!
Requirements
- HS Diploma or equivalent required.
- Experience in a laboratory setting, validated excellence in customer service required, experience handling chemicals preferred
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a safety-first approach.
- Trained in basic laboratory safety.
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and confident working in systems and databases.
- Ability to work independently within customer location.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in a scientific subject area and 1 year of laboratory experience strongly preferred; or an advanced degree with limited experience; or equivalent combination of work experience and education.
- GMP/GLP compliance, and audit critical records preferred
Responsibilities
- Play a key role in a team of laboratory staff performing media and buffer operations for Process Development
- Complete tasks associated with media and buffer preparation operations (e.g., complex calculations, aseptic technique, chemical inventory, troubleshooting, cell culture media prep, dilutions, pH titration)
- Performs the weighing dispensing of raw materials for solution prep, filtration, and labeling
- Perform verification/approval of peer calculations, technical documentation, and equipment logbooks
- Maintain laboratory areas in a high state of inspection preparedness.
- Follow procedures as outlined by Best Practices, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Work Instructions
- May perform other duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- comprehensive healthcare
- paid Holidays
- tuition reimbursement
- a range of employee benefits
- innovative, forward-thinking organization
- outstanding career and development prospects
- exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
- May be eligible for weekly allowance for parking expenses.
- 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, and 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
