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    Scientist - Lab Operations - Summit, United States - Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

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    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.

    Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission - to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.

    Location/Division Information:

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

    This position is with a global biopharmaceutical company in the Material Science, Lab Planning and Execution team.

    The position is located in Summit, NJ, and is 100% onsite, Monday-Friday. Periodic travel to the Lawrenceville, NJ, facility for on-site meetings and/or training may be necessary. Includes remote support of laboratories located in Cambridge, MA and Lawrenceville, NJ, is also possible.

    A Day in the Life:

    This position is with a global biopharmaceutical company engaged primarily in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of human diseases.

    The Material Sciences, Lab Planning and Execution (MS-LPE) group is part of the Translational Science and Diagnostics (TS/Dx) team and supports the broader Translational Medicine organization.

    This position reports to the Manager, Lab Planning and Execution and involves cross-functional collaboration with other departments within the organization, such as Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, and Global Procurement, for the execution of its responsibilities. You will be responsible for helping our laboratories run at optimal efficiency by assisting with work orders, inventory, tracking, safety auditing, and other service requests needed by the labs.

    Key Responsibilities:
    • Maintains laboratory physical spaces, ensuring a safe and compliant environment for lab staff; collaborating with EHS and compliance functions to ensure compliance and identify risks.
    • Maintains laboratory equipment performance to quality standards; assisting with its installation, periodic maintenance, calibration, replacement, service, and repair.
    • Ensures inventories and supplies are maintained to meet the needs of the lab; managing existing inventories, disposing of expired product, planning future needs, ordering, receiving, and restocking of supplies.
    • Assists with lab space planning and coordinates facilities work orders for any required lab setup, moves, and maintenance.
    • Maintains accurate and comprehensive records associated with lab operations.
    • Identifies opportunities and takes initiative towards the continuous improvement of lab quality.
    Keys to Success

    Education and Experience Requirements:
    • Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Molecular Biology or similar life science
    • AND 2+ years of previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (or Master's 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:
    • Previous customer service experience preferred
    • Experience in GXP environment preferred
    • Specific experience working with diagnostics and biomarkers being used in the various stages of drug discovery and development
    • Ability to multitask and prioritize workday based on shifting deadlines
    • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and understanding of when to raise issues to management
    • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to leverage in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment
    • Proficiency in MS Office applications, such as Outlook, Word, and Excel, to support laboratory operations, supply ordering, budgetary tracking, etc.
    • Excellent written and oral communication skills
    • Problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
    • Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team
    Working Environment:

    Below is listed the working environment 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 and walking 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 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.

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    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.

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