Scientist I, Formulations

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is based in Austin, TX, and will support to the Genetic Sciences team.

Discover Impactful Work:

In this role, you'll make meaningful contributions to products that help make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. In this role, you'll perform formulation and manufacturing activities in a GMP/ISO-regulated environment, working with state-of-the-art equipment and technologies.

A Day in the Life:

• Formulate buffers and other reagents for biotech applications at 100 µL to 2,000 L scale in a clean manufacturing environment
• Ability to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds with or without accommodation wearing appropriate PPE including face mask, lab coat, and gloves.
• Isolate and dilute nucleic acids in a manufacturing environment, including RNA and DNA, using pipetting and spectrophotometric techniques.
• Perform quality control testing on buffers and nucleic acids, including pH, conductivity, agarose gels, and nucleic acid purification using magnetic beads and quantification by qPCR.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and quality control activities and record results in technical reports.
• Revise and edit existing manufacturing protocols; participate in the development of manufacturing protocols for new products.
• Manage manufacturing metrics aimed at process control and productivity savings.
• Prioritize and schedule work to ensure on-time delivery.
• Accurately and optimally manage inventory.
• Work collaboratively with peers from your own and other groups.
• Train co-workers in the proper use of instrumentation, manufacturing processes, and manufacturing software.
• Adhere to ISO guidelines, USDA regulations, and Thermo Fisher Scientific quality policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Keys to Success

Education

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Biochemistry or related field.

Experience

• 0-2 of related post-undergraduate experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated ability in operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining complex laboratory equipment
• Detailed understanding of chemical interaction necessary for PCR systems, including interactions of nucleotides, enzymes, oligos, and buffers (pH, ionic concentration).
• Familiarity with troubleshooting techniques including experimental design and statistical quality control.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension/retirement, 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.