Assistant Scientist

Job Description

We are looking to hire a motivated Assistant Scientist to join our Flow Cytometry team at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Highland Heights, KY.

Growing your career as a Full Time Assistant Scientist is a promising opportunity to develop vital skills.

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.

A day in the Life:

• Performs a variety of routine to complex sample preparation and analysis procedures
• Follows validated or experimental analytical procedures with periodic direct supervision.
• Trains on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
• Problem solves with assistance pertaining to analysis and/or instrumentation problems.
• Trains on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs and regulatory procedures and guidelines.
• Communicates project status to supervisor.
• Performs daily work assignments accurately, and in a timely and safe manner.
• Reviews, interprets, and analyzes data for technical, quality and compliance to protocols, methods, SOPs, client criteria and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
• Performs self and peer review of the data for accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements prior to submission to QA and issuance to customers.

Keys to Success:

Education & Experience

• B.S. in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0-1 years

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory and ability to apply GMPs and /or GLPs to everyday work with regard to documentation and instrument use
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel and Word to perform tasks
• Excellent manual dexterity skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Time management and project management skills
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to build a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. 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.

Benefits of working as an Assistant Scientist in Highland Heights, KY:

• Learning opportunities
• Opportunities to grow
• Attractive package/Competitive Pay