Postdoctoral Research Fellow- Rheology

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner. At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. It's not just talk; our award-winning training programs speak for themselves.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to demonstrate the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

As a researcher supporting the Materials Science Team in our client's Pharmaceutical R&D organization, you will have the opportunity to apply your technical skills and expertise to enable the acceleration of drug product development. You will work both as an independent contributor and as part of a matrix technical team to deliver on a capability build project. This role is equivalent to an industrial post-doctoral research position.

Essential Functions:

• Plans and drives experiments and technical work packages to deliver a capability project to enable stability prediction and accelerated delivery of pharmaceutical dosage forms
• Works with a matrix technical team to deliver the project
• Proactively engage and seek assistance from other scientists to solve problems
• Accurately captures work in laboratory notebook
• Authors internal as well as external publications
• Presents regular internal updates on project

Education and Experience:

• At minimum, a PhD in the field of colloids, physical chemistry, rheology, interfacial phenomena, soft matter, and related disciplines
• Experience in the field of rheology or suspension rheology.
• Experience with studying colloidal interactions (e.g. surfactant absorption on particles, interparticle interactions, etc.

‘In some cases an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.’

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of core chemistry, physics, and physical chemistry principles
• Research experience and publication track record in the disciplines listed above
• Has knowledge of as well as practical experience with characterization of colloidal systems and dispersions using techniques such as (but not limited to) microscopy, rheology, tensiometry

Working Environment:

PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create 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