Associate Scientist - Sample Management

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

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

Job Description

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.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

We are looking for a self-motivated candidate to join the Biologics Sample Management team. This person will be an active member of the team in a state-of-the-art core facility for high throughput preparation, storage and distribution of biologic samples, such as DNA, RNA and proteins, cell lines and other therapeutic modalities to support research and drug discovery efforts on-site in South San Francisco. The successful candidate will be expected to participate actively in sample management, acquisition, registration, preparation, distribution workflows and have strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills in order to work effectively with teammates and stakeholders.

This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in South SF, CA. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate.  

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. 

Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening. 

Key responsibilities:

• Adapting scientific knowledge to resolve problems encountered in achieving defined goals with support from line manager or other team members as required to meet internal and project deadlines.
• Review and follow laboratory procedures and policies for operating functions of the laboratory.
• Demonstrating full command of all techniques and tools required for assigned responsibilities within the given project.
• Ensuring the conduction of safe working practices.

Sample management activities such as:

• Acquisition of new samples
• Sample registration & data entry
• Aliquoting
• Aseptic handling techniques
• QC

Standard molecular biology techniques such as:

• Plasmid DNA preparation, sequencing, sequence analysis
• Standard nucleic acid analytical/QC methods
• Analytical techniques
• Automated liquid handling
• Take ownership to maintain laboratory records, reports and files.
• The ability to independently manage and resolve technical problems.
• Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives, implement approved policies and procedures.
• To provide support to colleagues where necessary with regard to equipment or technical requirements for projects being carried out.
• Other duties as assigned may be required to ensure the smooth running of the laboratories.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar
• Associate Sci Level : Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0-2 years’)
• Scientist Level: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’)

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training a