What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Research Associate position at Thermo Fisher Scientific Careers?
**About Us**
Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive.
**Job Description:**
As an Associate Research Scientist you will conduct routine stability testing for our cell lab. You will troubleshoot instruments, methods, procedures, interpret and review analytical data, assist in performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting on multiple instruments and detection techniques, methods and procedures. You will act as the technical project leader for multiple projects, providing updates, reviewing and evaluating data, and writing reports and protocols.
**Skills and Requirements:**
- Previous experience with cell culture, cell bioassay, strongly preferred.
- Previous experience in GMP lab preferred.
- Full understanding of laboratory requirements, SOPs, ICH guidelines, USP requirements and FDA guidance.
- Full knowledge of technical operating systems.
- Ability to independently optimize analytical methods.
- Ability to independently perform root cause analysis for method investigations.
- Proven technical writing skills.
- Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Effective written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills.
- Time management and project management skills.
- Ability to mentor others on technical operating systems.
- Ability to independently review and understand project proposals/plans.
**Work Environment:**
- Able to work in a collaborative work environment with a team.
- Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides.
- Our team brings their dedication to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.
