Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), 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.

Summarized Purpose:

Performs, reviews, and interprets complex, esoteric, and routine laboratory analyses by manual automated, and / or microscopic means. Performs analysis and evaluates individual and related laboratory data, recognizes patterns or trends that suggest significance of results and determines the level of clinical significance. Integrates analytical results with specific and highly varied clinical trial protocols and evaluates the credibility, appropriateness and accuracy of test results in order to facilitate entry or exclusion of subjects from research programs. Leads the day-to-day operations of the laboratory unit. Organizes daily work activities within the laboratory unit to ensure efficient and effective scientific and administrative operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Operates, maintains, and repairs clinical laboratory equipment within the scope of training including routine preventative maintenance, calibrations, and safety checks.
• Ensures that quality control procedures are carried out.
• Monitors instrument problems and works with the supervisor to resolve. Implements new technology and instruments for unit according to established protocols.
• Gathers data for quality improvement activities within the unit and participates in comparison studies of precision, accuracy, and linearity for new or existing assays according to established protocols. Oversees and reviews daily area
• Quality Control and maintaining QC database. Sets up and validates new assays as assigned.
• Recommends new policies and procedures for the unit and modifies existing or authors new Standard Operating Procedures.
• Regularly provides instruction for new employees and students in the theory and practice of laboratory medicine and the interpretation of results.
• Serves in a mentor to team members, providing guidance and reviewing and checking work.
• Trains and assesses the competency of staff in the unit and issues formal evaluations.
• Regularly interacts with non-laboratory departments to organize work flow, trouble shoot problems, and find resolution in order to meet client expectations

Keys to Success

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to retain knowledge in various laboratory units and train new employees
• Ability to adapt to changes in workflow, unusual circumstances, and high pressure and time sensitive environments
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!