Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Laboratory Setting, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a global leader in serving science with annual sales of more than $40 billion. Our mission is to help our customers make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We support our customers advance life science research, solve complex analytical challenges, increase efficiency in their laboratories, improve patient health through diagnostics, or develop and manufacture life-enhancing therapies.

We are more than 100,000 colleagues to offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing processes and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

The brand new multi-purpose manufacturing and development site in Lengnau is designed for large scale biologics manufacturing and has a vast expansion potential. Our Lengnau site offers highly flexible biomanufacturing technologies from process development to large-scale production to successfully meet the needs of our customers.

Senior DSPD Lab Scientist, Process Development (m/f/d)

Location: Lengnau, BE, Switzerland

In this position, you work with the project lead to plan, perform and evaluate downstream process development studies for our clients as part of the technical DSPD project team, and share the planning and outcome with the customer. You are a key player for our day-to-day lab activities with responsibility over specific equipment, lab areas, lab consumable and chemicals. In addition, you participate in the strategic development of our process technology platform

Your Responsibilities:

Plan and perform process development studies according to study protocols. Support result collection and analysis. Document execution and results according to good documentation practices.Support the study lead in establishing study documents, such as study plan, electronic lab book protocols, study presentations and study report.Act as equipment responsible, ensuring maintenance and the preparation of standard operating procedures for equipment and/or methods. Take ownership for housekeeping, coordination and safety for specific lab areas.Contributes to the technology platform by planning, performing and analyzing targeted development activities and evaluations.Occasional week-end work is required. Infrequently, international travel (≤5%) and participation at international calls throughout various time zones may be requested.

Your profile:

Degree (M.Sc. or PhD.) in Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.), Dipl. Ing. or equivalent.Hands-on experience in recombinant protein purification and/or protein analytics from an industrial or academic setting, minimally 2 years for candidates with a Master’s degree. Prior exposure to GxP is an advantage.Excellent communication, self-organization, can-do attitude and problem-solving skills, coupled with a customer-centric focusProficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Reliable teammate that excels in a multicultural, international environmentLanguage skills: English (Minimally good working proficiency) and German (beneficial)

Our offer:

You can expect a varied job in a dynamic and international environment. A culture in which integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation are lived. A well-founded induction and task-specific training are a matter of course for us. You will define your future in our company - make your contribution to our joint success!

Have we aroused your interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your meaningful and complete application documents (max. 2MB), stating the relevant job ID, your salary expectations and your period of notice. Apply online today via our career site https://jobs.thermofisher.com.

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