Scientist III, R&D - Chromatography Consumables Development

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Laboratory Setting, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

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.

This is a fully onsite position based at our Sunnyvale, CA site. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is NOT provided. Priority will be given to LOCAL candidates currently residing in the Bay Area.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.

Join our innovative R&D team to make a meaningful impact on scientific advancement. As a Scientist III in HPCS (High Performance Chromatography Solutions) business, you will lead technical projects and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to develop advanced chromatography consumables that enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. This role focuses on end-to-end chromatography column development and commercialization including the creation of customer facing collateral demonstrating product performance.

You will design and execute experiments, analyze complex data, resolve technical challenges, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers opportunities to mentor colleagues while working independently on sophisticated research programs that directly impact product development and customer success.

• PhD, Master’s degree plus 3 years’ experience, or Bachelors plus 5 years’ experience in a relevant field
• Preferred Fields of Study:
  Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering or related discipline

• Demonstrated ability to iteratively design and execute experiments and analyze data to gain technical understanding and solve complex problems.
• Short and long-term work planning necessary to complete projects and meet deliverables
• Using scientific theory and literature to intelligently design experiments for product design and evaluation
• Previous experience liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry a plus but not required
• Experience in a regulated environment (e.g., ISO
  9001, ISO
  13485, cGMP) a plus but not required

• Design and develop new liquid chromatography products from concept through commercialization based on customer and business requirements
• Produce prototype stationary phases and evaluate their suitability for different chromatographic separation modes
• Use chemical and process engineering principles to design, create and modify chromatographic stationary phases
• Create customer facing collateral to demonstrate recent technology innovations with relevant customer applications including mass spectrometry
• Collaborate with R&D colleagues and technology Subject Matter Experts to comprehensively design and develop products
• Coordinate across Business Unit functions (Product Management, Marketing, Quality, Operations, etc.) to meet project and product deliverables
• Proactively identify, investigate, and implement improvements to current processes and products
• Directly support customers through product and method troubleshooting in collaboration with the Technical Support and Quality teams
• Stay up to date on current industry technologies including competitor products
• Maintain current lab equipment and make recommendations to management for capital acquisitions
• Clear and frequent communication of project plans and experimental findings to managers, peers, and other functions to provide visibility…