PD Media Lab Support
US - Rhode Island - West Greenwich Update time: September 15,2020
Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information
AIG/IES – Amgen, Rhode Island


How will you make an impact?

  • Independently performs, verifies, and provides feedback on complex and varied services including, but not limited to media preparation, laboratory duties, and troubleshooting, for a client base that can include Research and Development, Early Discovery, Pre-clinical development and Quality


What will you do?

  • Perform complex calculations based on Molarity, percent by volume, dilutions, ppm, and ppb
  • Prepare high quality specialized media, including buffers, microbial agar plates, mammalian cell culture media, and antibiotics
  • Perform specific tasks associated with media prep, including but not limited to pH titration, osmolality adjustment, sterile filtration techniques, and aliquots
  • Verification, calibration, and use of common and specialized lab equipment including, but not limited to magnetic mixer, hot plate, micropipettors, autoclave, balances, flow and fume hoods, pH and conductivity meters, osmometers, Blood Gas Analyzers, vacuum filtration, peristaltic pumps, and Nitrogen gas lines
  • Verification of peer calculations, technical documentation, equipment log books, and approval of completed documents
  • Technical writing of all media prep documents in standard Media Request procedure format. May use electronic document database to author, route, and review technical documents
  • Perform equipment verifications and calibrations following customer and manufacturers protocols
  • May track lab equipment information including calibration schedules, open work orders, and equipment status using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CCMS)
  • Promote a safe work environment through various safety initiatives within functional area
  • May prepare media for shipment for off-site use, including classifying media hazard
  • May prepare media for shipment for off-site use, including classifying media hazard category and providing required MSD
  • Operate multiple software programs used in sample order fulfillment
  • Weigh and dispense solid compound samples used for research
  • Prepare solid compound samples for shipment to additional sites
  • Daily work with toxic and unknown solid compound samples


How will you get here?

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred. High School Diploma/GED required.
  • 0-3 years of experience in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, healthcare or related field
  • SAP, SLA, KPI, and metrics development.
  • Working in a laboratory environment preferred


Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Experience with Mainframe, RIMS, CRIS, My Buy procurement programs a plus
  • Proficient Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook, Teams)
  • Proficient verbal and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented, problem solver, promotes team environment
  • Must be able to lift, push and pull 50 pounds consistently
  • Must be able to deliver excellent customer service
  • Must possess the organizational skills to multi-task and meet deadlines as needed

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 65,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
 

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.

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