Thermo Fisher Scientific

Scientist I, Downstream Process Development

Posted on: 2 Feb 2021

Princeton, NJ

Job Description

When youre part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, youll 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 youll be supported in achieving your career goals.

How will you make an impact?

Provides moderately complex analyses in a biology environment within defined procedures and practices. Participates in development of scalable processes with improved product yield and reduced costs in a biologics environment. Supports internal development and/or manufacturing operations. May research and implement new methods and technologies to enhance operations. Makes detailed observations and reviews, documents, and communicates test results; recommends solutions. Maintains lab equipment. Typically assigned to a specific discipline, such as analytical, cell culture, process validation, or purification.

What will you do?

* Conducts routine tasks and sample analyses to support process development.
* Records results in notebook accurately, clearly, and regularly.
* Assists with preparing protocols, reports, and test methods.
* Maintains and ensures safe laboratory environment and work practices.
* Helps to maintain laboratory and order common supplies.
* Executes, records, and evaluates experimental data appropriately, including the writing and revising of process development reports and technology transfer protocols as needed.
* Purification: Learns and assists with development of recombinant protein (including mAbs) purification processes, including chromatography process, ultrafiltration / diafiltration, nanofiltration, process characterization and optimization, process scale up, scale down model qualification, viral clearance validation

How will you get here?
Education

* High School Diploma/GED is required
* BS - in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

* Good foundation in general scientific practice, principles, and concepts of discipline.
* Basic knowledge of GMP/GLP regulations in cGMP/cGLP manufacturing environment preferred.
* Good lab, problem-solving, critical thinking and effective communication skills.
* Ability to execute tasks and studies based on the deliverables.
* Ability to function in a rapidly changing environment.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to adhere to standards procedures

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular missionenabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Waltham, MA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $24 billion and approximately 70,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands - Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services - we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services.

To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it. To be the world leader in serving science, we need to anticipate (pre-empt) customer needs. We need to constantly think about advancing science, so customers have the freedom to be bolder and more innovative – we are committed to pushing science and technology a step beyond where it is today.