Media Development Scientist

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Responsibilities:
Designs experimental plans with guidance and conducts experiments, analyzes data, generates laboratory protocols, technical reports, and product summaries
Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of data requires an evaluation of various factors
Troubleshoots and solves problems in the design/execution of development projects
Exhibits creativity in selecting approaches and techniques for obtaining solutions
Investigates new methods and technologies and maintains accurate lab notebook to support protection of intellectual property in accordance with relevant Thermo Fisher required standards
Maintains knowledge of principles and theories through familiarity with opposing technologies and/or products and review of current scientific literature
Presents data internally and contributes to external publications when appropriate
Interacts with other internal departments (i.e., Business Development, Quality, Sales, Technical Services, Manufacturing and/or Marketing)
Performs duties independently and with guidance from manager
Follows all company safety, training, and quality regulations (e.g., ISO compliance, GLP/GMP requirements, etc.) and procedures
May be required to perform other related duties as the needed and/or assigned
Work in a laboratory environment and is required to lift up to 40 lbs
Work safely with chemicals and hazardous materials

Minimum Qualifications (must have):
Bachelor’s degree with 5 or more years of experience or Master's degree in Biology, Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry or other related field with minimum of 3 years of experience
Familiar with methods and techniques of small-scale mammalian cell culture
Basic understanding of statistical analysis
Proven competence in data analysis
Ability to identify and solve problems of moderate scope
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate scientific results in a clear, concise, & accurate manner
Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to efficiently evaluate and balance multiple project tasks
We are motivated to add a team-player with strong communication and interpersonal skills. If you have a degree in biochemistry, biology, chemical or biological engineering, or a related field, we would love to talk with you!

Preferred Qualifications (nice to have):
Understanding of scientific principles and shown proficiency in statistical design of experiments (DOE)
Experience in research design and the evaluation of new techniques and procedures for manufacturing reagents, systems, products or technologies
Prior industrial experience, particularly in process development and/or cell culture media formulation development
Understanding of chemical, biochemical and physical interactions of cell culture media and reagent components
Previous cell culture experience with cell lines used in protein production applications (e.g. CHO, HEK293, NS0)
Previous experience with cell types used in cell therapy applications (e.g. T cells, MSC, ESC) or cell lines used in the production of viral vaccines (e.g. Vero, MRC-5, BHK)
Familiarity with the operation of bench-top stirred tank bioreactors and related process development laboratory equipment as well as the scale-up of bioreactor and mixing systems
Experience with high-throughput cell culture technologies (e.g. ambr15, ambr250)