Job Description

Staff R&D/MFG Scientist

Requisition ID: 146370BR

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

Greenville, NC | Drug Product North America

How will you make an impact?

Supporting our Analytical Development Department, the Staff R&D / Mfg. Scientist investigates, creates, and validates new scientific methodologies used to control raw materials, production intermediates, and final products on highly unique and complex projects.

May be involved in pre-clinical, clinical, and/or post-marketing stages of drug development.

What will you do?

* Works on significant technical/scientific project activities to execute strategies and technical solutions that meet client needs and expectations through broad expertise.
* Participates in technical discussions with clients with a high level of technical proficiency.
* Engages in creation of processes and equipment design for clinical, scale up, and/or registration batches, including technology transfer of projects to and from clients.
* Evaluates and contributes to the design of manufacturing processes and supports problem solving as necessary with leadership and independent judgement.
* Makes decisions that frequently require developing new options to solve complex problems.

Essential Functions:

1. Interacts with top company leaders to develop scientific strategy. Leads strategic initiatives and solutions. Works closely with site management to optimize requirements of both client and site for portfolio of projects.

2. Leads development and coordination of realistic proposals and timelines. Leads meetings/teleconferences with clients.

3. Leads development and validation of methods that meet or exceed the expectations from clients and provide innovation as necessary.

4. Leads research of industry practices and processes and applies to innovative drug development internally and for client products. Presents recommendations internally and to clients.

5. Leads a team over multiple projects; manages team's project timelines and deliverables; may review group's financials.

6. Guides and advises during implementation of new methodologies and processes.

7. Leads resolution of problems related to the conduct of chemical experiments.

8. Liaises with internal scientific, analytical, and laboratory functional areas to meet project and team objectives.

9. Performs all duties in strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices and Safety guidelines. Maintains the necessary compliance status required by company and facility standards.

How will you get here?

Education:

* Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or related physical science. PhD in a related field preferred.

Experience:

* Typically requires 12 years of progressive scientific experience, including 9 years in a related life sciences field.
* If related Master's degree, typically requires 10 years of related experience.
* If related PhD, typically requires 6 years of related experience. Experience workng directly with clients.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Expert knowledge of scientific methodology and development as related to the pharmaceutical industry.

Thorough knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Superior critical and logical thinking skills.

Effective written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including managing technical discussions with internal and external clients.

Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.

Ability to develop knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical processes, equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.

Ability to maintain expert knowledge and to keep current with scientific literature and industry trends relating to process technologies.

Ability to develop technical solutions.

Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

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.