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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Laboratory Setting, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic authorities. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Performs a variety of routine to moderately complex activities in support of automated instrumentation. Conducts activities following company SOPs and policies, while also adhering to automation best practices with periodic direct supervision.

A day in the Life:

+ Maintains maintenance schedule as required for automated instrumentation with periodic supervision.

+ Performs routine hardware replacements.

+ Assists in liquid class testing and/or labware creation for automated liquid handling workstations with periodic supervision.

+ Assists in implementing new scripts/methods through developmental testing with supervision.

+ Responds to and aids lab personnel in error handling situations for automated instrumentation.

+ Develops basic troubleshooting skills (hardware and/or software)

+ May program new (or revise) scripts with low to moderate complexity in support of maintenance activities and/or assay methods on automated instrumentation with supervision

+ Develops documentation skills to adhere to relevant SOPs and laboratory automation best practices

Keys to Success:

Education:

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Experience:

+ Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 1+ 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:

+ Direct experience with laboratory instrumentation required; maintenance experience and/or operational experience with automated instrumentation preferred

+ Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word; experience with programming (Hamilton Venus, TECAN EVOware or Fluent Control, Thermo Momentum, VB, Python, etc.) preferred

+ Time management skills; demonstrates self-management of assigned tasks

+ Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team

+ Ability to understand and independently apply GMPs and /or GLPs to everyday work with regard to

+ documentation and instrument use

+ Knowledge of basic automated platform software use and minor programming

+ Proficient in weekly and monthly maintenance events for automated instrumentation

+ Developing in training of other laboratory staff for preventative maintenance activities and/or high throughput automated sample analysis

+ Experience with balances and pipetting is required

+ Experience using a microbalance to weigh reference materials preferred

Benefits Overview:

At PPD, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, employee assistance program, wellness program options and more!

Other benefits include:

+ 401k with matching contributions, life insurance, long term and short-term disability insurance, flexible medical and dependent care spending accounts.

+ Work life balance programs including paid time off for vacation/sick time, paid holidays, floating holiday.

+ Wellness benefits including health and wellness programs, fitness facility access or discount, health coaching and more.

+ Education reimbursement and tuition assistance programs, professional development training, skills training, education loan repayment plan, dependent scholarship program and more.

+ Employee appreciation events, service recognition awards, annual reviews, merit plans and bonus plans

+ Community connections and activities including philanthropic engagement, volunteer service projects and more

Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

+ Standing, walking, and twisting of upper body/neck required constantly. Crouching/stooping required daily. Kneeling and pushing/pulling of items required frequently.

+ Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

+ Lifting/carrying objects of 26-50 or more pounds required on rare occasions.

+ Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

+ Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.

+ Works independently with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and follows set work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.

+ Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions

+ with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

+ Regular and consistent attendance.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.