FSP- Scientist- Upstream

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

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 research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and 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.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to use 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.

Scope: Position will provide support for upstream bioreactor operation and maintenance. This list is not all-inclusive list, but person will be responsible for ordering of raw materials and lab supplies, coordinating receipt of frozen cell bank vials, cell banking, media preparation, reactor preparation, vial thaw, shake flask culturing, inoculation of bioreactors, sampling, harvest, cleaning.

Key responsibilities:

• Single point of accountability support of the upstream E.coli microbial fermentation suite.
• Documentation of raw materials and experimental data in compliance with SOP and data integrity requirement; supporting preparation of technical documentation/report for internal communication with project team and management
• Completing inventory management (Cell culture medium preparation, Reagent and consumable procurement/organization/tracking) and lab housekeeping related with cell line maintenance.
• Working with banked cells and growing them from shake flask to full bioreactor status all while sampling and maintaining cell line.
• Maintain training records and familiarity with current SOPs and controlled documents
• Work to Lab standards as appropriate
• Follow safe Laboratory Practices, regular safety training, and maintain accurate and complete safety records consistent with company policy and legal requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• 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:

• Knowledge of biological and pharmaceutical product manufacturing and microbial control
• Clean in Place (CIP) and Sterilize in Place (SIP) practices for Stainless Steel reactors
• Strong team working skills, able to effectively work across interdisciplinary groups
• Capacity to think innovatively and flexibly, comfortable with complexity.

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.

Our 4i Values:

Integrity - Innovation - Intensity - Involvement

If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world's most urgent health needs, submit your application - we'd love to hear from you!