FSP Senior Scientist - Bioanalytical LCMS Chemist

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Join us as Senior Scientist!

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

As a Senior Scientist, your role will be to conduct advanced diagnostic tests, ensure the highest accuracy and reliability of laboratory data, mentor junior scientists, and drive continuous improvements in laboratory methodologies and quality standards.

What You’ll Do:
Supports early drug discovery efforts through LCMS applications. Provides consistent bioanalytical support across multiple programs at various stages of drug development. Operates analytical instrumentation, provides benchtop sample processing, and regularly performs and validates bioanalytical assays. Responsible for documenting protocols, maintaining attention to detail, and presenting clear written and verbal.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

• Previous experience to provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 4-6 years).

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.

• Performs routine and exploratory bioanalytical assays to support in vitro and/or in vivo efforts
• Supports a range of activities, including LC-MS instrument operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Assists in assay development, method qualification, optimization, and exploratory studies
• Interacts with in vitro/in vivo team to learn various aspects of drug discovery and provide bioanalytical support
• Tracks and documents instrument and assay performance
• Provides accurate documentation of protocols in ELN, in addition to frequent verbal data summaries
• Other duties as assigned
• Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting UPLC-MS systems (Chromeleon, Agilent preferred)
• Familiarity with High Resolution, qTime of Flight, and/or Triple Quad MS systems (Thermo, Agilent)
• Ability to interpret chromatographic and mass spectrometry data (small molecule focus, protein/peptide beneficial)
• Competency to perform assays consistently, efficiently and identify issues if presented
• Ability to recognize patterns or inconsistencies in data and instrumentation
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Good computer skills, knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint
• Good communication, problem-solving, analytical thinking, planning and organizational skills
• Understands…