Sr Scientific Support Specialist – Manufacturing Media/Buffer Prep Specialist
About The Position
When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals. Location/Division Specific Information Join our dedicated Scientific Support team at Unity Lab Services, providing tailored lab services and supply management. We seek an enthusiastic Scientific Support Specialist to be responsible for tasks such as buffer preparation, ensuring labs are well-stocked, compliant, and operate efficiently. This position is located in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Ability to read, write and speak English
- Have demonstrated initiative in previous work experience
- Displays a high level of confidentiality for both customer and Thermo Fisher
- Detail oriented, problem solver, promotes team environment
- Computer/software skills. (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Must possess the operating skills to use handheld scanners and learn to enter data in various systems as necessary
- Ability to lift, push and pull 30-40 pounds consistently; ability to lift 50 lbs
- Must be able to work a flexible shift to meet client and production needs which may include evenings, days, weekends, rotating shifts, etc
Nice To Haves
- Associate Degree in scientific field or 2+ years of relevant lab experience preferred
- Experience in laboratory setting or services preferred; experience in GLP/GMP environment preferred
- Confimed excellence in customer service skills
Responsibilities
- Prepare high quality specialized media/buffer solutions in different quantities and specifications
- Share technical expertise with peers and provide training and guidance to others
- Drive excellence in the day-to-day operations in the Pilot Plant
- Ensure laboratory compliance and customer satisfaction
- Champion innovation and practical process improvement in the laboratory
- Follows well defined procedures as outlined by Best Practices, SOP’s & work instructions
- Makes decisions and applies available resources to meet customer requirements
- Verification, calibration, and use of common and niche lab equipment including, but not limited to floor mixer, pressurized vessels, peristaltic pump, floor scales, fume hoods, pH and conductivity meters
- Promote a safe work environment through various safety initiatives within the functional area
- Provide technical expertise and training to ULS staff
- Works optimally with a diverse cross-functional team
- Positively represent Thermo Fisher Scientific throughout customer locations
- Prepare high quality specialized buffers/media in variety of different qualities and specifications.
- Perform tasks such as pH measurements, conductivity measurements, and sterile filtration techniques
- Assemble / disassemble and operate media manufacturing equipment
- Filter housing assemblies
- Media tote and bag installations
- Prepare media on a multi-kilo scale
- Verify peer calculations, technical documentation, equipment logbooks, and approval of completed documents
- Scan batch records, archive documents
- Some autonomous work during times of high-volume throughput
Benefits
- 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
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
