FSP - Senior Scientist Automation

Job Summary

We are seeking a Sr. Scientist - Automation to join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific's clinical research business, a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science.

The successful candidate will work as a functional service provider solution, partnering with our customers while gaining direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical company with full-time benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify automation opportunities, propose prioritized solutions, and analyze potential values using value assessment criteria and priority scoring.
• Work with Project Manager to develop an automation roadmap using AHA, including building a project dashboard to track progress and track value analysis.
• Deliver automation projects by leading the automation development lifecycle from inception to potential industrialization, including specification, design, architecture, and coordination with stakeholders.
• Deploy Automation Tools (SharePoint, Robot, and Supplier Repository) to empower scientists in their lab experience with fit-for-purpose and easy-to-use automation solutions.
• Deploy Dashboards to measure and monitor progress against metrics, including designing and developing the dashboard and overseeing implementation.
• Support the automation community by increasing active participation and engagement, including forum posts, workshops, or knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Develop and maintain a sustained model of resourcing, ensuring appropriate service level agreements (SLAs) are in place with equipment providers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology, or similar.
• Previous experience providing knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 4 years).
• Masters degree and previous experience providing knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years).
• OR PhD.
• 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.

Desirable Skills:

• Process Automation: Experience in automation within the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry or another industry, GMP experience required.
• Good understanding of the biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical development process.
• Expertise in commissioning and validation of automation systems.
• Understanding of device networking and communication protocols.
• Experience in installing and servicing large integrated systems.
• Experience in automation controllers and process control (PLCs, Microcontrollers, knowledge of GAMP 5 is a plus).

Software and Protocols:

• Experience writing protocols in Evoware and Venus software (nice-to-have).
• Experience in the design, programming, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting of integrated laboratory equipment with electronic data and archive systems.
• Prior experience supporting the validation of lab computer systems.
• Proficiency in the general functions of sample management and relational databases.

Programming Languages and Management Systems:

• Experience coding in Visual Basic or C# (or similar language).
• Experience with LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) design and administration.
• Preferred technologies: SAP, Labware, LIMS, ELN, OpenLab, Empower, OneCDS, Hamilton, Beckman Coulter, Thermo Scientific, automated liquid handlers.

Analytical Techniques and Automation:

• Experience developing and executing biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical assays/methods and operating/troubleshooting laboratory equipment.
• Familiarity with current industry trends in lab automation.
• Experience with automated/automating data flows from testing design through analytical equipment and into LIMS/ELN systems.

Process Design and Systems Administration:

• Experience with process mapping and workflow design to deliver fully integrated solutions.
• Experience in systems/account administration, network design, and server troubleshooting.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to interact well with peers and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams involving scientific, engineering, and operational disciplines.
• Work Environment:

• 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.

Our Values:

Integrity – Innovation – Intensity – Involvement