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 InformationThis position will be site based in Fair Lawn, NJ, and will support our Coporate Global Business Services (GBS Procurement) business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific.Discover Impactful Work: The Staff Scientist is responsible for crafting and leading projects for insourcing/outsourcing changes of processes, raw material and/or finished goods for the Chemical and Biological commodity. This includes the ability to connect with multiple Thermo Fisher groups, along with senior management and our external vendors to affect change. Furthermore, having the ability to develop technical relationships, and handle conflicts with confidence and integrity.A Day in the Life:
You will be working with sourcing team, leading the chemicals or biochmeicals material qualification and change control management.
Experienced leader or project manager sought to lead cross-functional teams, adept at facilitating effective communication, guiding decision-making processes, and ensuring alignment with both internal and external collaborators. Identify, document and communicate project risks and contingency plans.
Develop project tasks, results, dependencies and resource requirements.
Track and communicate project status, plans, issues, timelines, action items, and budgets.
Investigate, design, and implement control systems and methods to ensure product quality and equivalency.
Develop/implement strategies and sound recommendations based on both quantitative and qualitative inputs with intuitive understanding of quality, manufacturing, and financial drivers.
Deliver training mechanisms for new/modified processes.
Writing and completing validation plans and reports.
Supporting R&D on new sourcing initiatives (as needed).
Support Finished Good Outsourcing initiatives (OEM/Contract Manufacturing).
Keys to Success:Education
Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or related field required.
Master's degree, or higher in science, engineering, or related field preferred.
Experience
At least 5 years of applicable experience as a Scientist, or related field with a bachelor's degree, or 3 years with a master's degree is required.
2 years of experience will also be accepted with a PhD in science or engineering, or related field.
Project management experience is highly preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Strong Chemistry or Biochemistry background, Capable to test and analyze the chemical/Biochemicals in the laboratory environment.
Strong data analysis skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and manage cross-functional teams, influence business partners and get results through others.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) – ability to communicate across all levels internally and externally.
Excellent leadership, customer orientation, presentation and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to multi-task.
Flexibility and understanding of business impact to address immediate priorities and still manage timeline with longer-term projects and pivotal initiatives.
Ability to work in a laboratory, warehouse or manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of established Quality Systems, ISO regulations and/or cGMP.
Knowledge of enterprise resource systems such as E1 or SAP.
Thrives in a sophisticated work environment; has ‘can-do’ demeanor.
Excellent teammate and team builder.
Attention to detail.
Customer focused.
Ability to travel both domestically and internationally if required (<10%)
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us (https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/5-reasons-to-work-at-thermo-fisher-scientific) . As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.Accessibility/Disability Access Job Seekers with a Disability: Thermo Fisher Scientific offers accessibility service for job seekers requiring accommodations in the job application process. For example, this may include individuals requiring assistance because of hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive impairments. If you are a job seeker with a disability, or assisting a person with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please submit a request by telephone at 1-855-471-2255. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.This telephone line is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes, such as not being able to get into the career website, following up on an application, or other non-disability related technical issues will not receive a response.Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
