Scientist 1 Intern, Technical Operations
Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.

Position Summary: The individual will work as a member of Technical Operations team on productivity improvement and manufacturing troubleshooting projects assisting with design and execution of experiments. Projects will be focused on improving quality, minimizing processing steps, increasing yield, and/or reducing hazards for manufacturing processes related to organic synthesis, biochemistry, and reagent formulations. The individual will learn practical application of statistical methods for experimental design and data analysis. Qualified candidates should be pursuing a degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, or related discipline and demonstrate excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform laboratory experiments required for testing and validating processes (i.e., liquid chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), mass spectrometry, ELISA, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV/Visible spectrophotometry, etc.).
• Write or edit product related documents (i.e., specification sheets, manufacturing batch records).
• Effective time management to complete assigned project deliverables.
• Properly documenting experiments, materials used, and results.
• Execute experimental plans under guidance of Technical Operation scientists.
• Present overview of project and results to project team members and stakeholders.

• Enrolled in a B.S. program with 2+ years in Molecular Biology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Material Science, or equivalent.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with basic laboratory skills (pipetting, analytical balance usage, buffer preparation).
• Ability to lift up-to 20 pounds.