Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
Job Description
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.
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Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage 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:
As a member of the Formulation Development team, this role will support the drug development programs through dissolution testing and dissolution method development. The ideal candidate will have proven hands-on experience with laboratory work with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
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')
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:
Develops, troubleshoots and conducts dissolution experiments in support of drug product process development
- Performs dissolution stability testing on drug products
- Maintains accurate records of experiments and results in an electronic laboratory notebook and authors reports as assigned
- Designs, executes, and interprets experiments with a high degree of reliability and independence
- Maintains general lab equipment, including HPLCs and dissolution systems.
- Collates and interprets data systematically, and compiles results into conclusions or recommendations for discussion with manager
- Authors and reviews reports, as assigned
- Participates in the preparation of presentations and may present experimental conclusions at internal department or project team meetings
- Demonstrates ability to provide high quality data collected in a compliant fashion in support of regulatory submissions and/or manufacturing
- Demonstrates effective, self-sufficient communication skills, especially in peer/team discussions
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage priorities, and maintain timelines
- The ability to work successfully in both a team/matrix environme
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.
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!