Associate Scientist/Scientist - HPLC

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services.

Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science.

We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to demonstrate the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical / biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Key responsibilities :

• Analytical characterization and assessment of clinical trial supplies ( GMP compliant stability and release testing for both drug substances and drug products)
• Understand corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, and GxP compliance.
• Responsible for compliance with all applicable Client policies and procedures.
• Document experimental data appropriately in laboratory documentation systems.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and optimize laboratory operations for safe and efficient use of time and resources.
• Troubleshoots equipment and experimental problems.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Assoc Scientist : Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0-2 years’)
• Scientist : Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’)
• OR Masters degree

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and / or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• At least 1 year of experience in a regulated cGMP Lab
• Experience in analytical methodology, such as chromatography (HPLC / GC / IC), KF, UV and common compendial methods required.

Experience in some specialty techniques required (LCMS, GCMS, PXRD, ICP, Dissolution, Disintegration).

• Experienced in laboratory systems (LIMS, CDS, ELN) required.
• Full understanding of laboratory requirements, PPD & client SOPs, ICH guidelines, USP requirements and FDA guidance
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities

Working Environment :

Below is listed the working environment / requirements for this role :

Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

Able to work upright and stationary and / or standing for typical working hours.

Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds

Able to work in non-traditional work environments.

Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with

proficiency.

May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.

Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

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