Labs FSP Research Scientist - Protein Biochemistry at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Rockville, Maryland

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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.


Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission - to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.


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.




Key responsibilities:

• Maintain insect and mammalian cell cultures, perform cell transfections for recombinant protein expression.


• Contribute to the design of new constructs and mutants based on structural analysis.


• Work closely with the protein production and biophysics teams to select the best constructs and conditions for structural and animal studies.


• Carry out protein purification tasks as required by the project to generate structural reagents.


• Perform biochemical and biophysical experiments to characterize the purified proteins.


• Document your work and ensure appropriate quality control experiments are carried out to support intellectual property and reagent reuse by other groups.


• Present results and progress updates at team meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Immunology, Chemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar


• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 6+ years') or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.


• 1+ year's hands on experience on the protein expression, purification in the research lab or biological manufacture facility is preferred.


• Hands on experience on common lab technics including liquid chromatography (SEC, ion-exchange, affinity columns), SDS-PAGE, western blot.


• Computer skills in Windows operating system and common office software (Word, Excel, Power Point)


• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.




Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in molecular biology techniques, cloning, PCR, Gel electrophoresis


• Knowledge of biophysical techniques for characterization of antibody-antigen complexes such as Mass Photometry/Spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF), HPLC, Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC), isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI) and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is a plus.


• Able to efficiently manage uncertainty, changes in priority and timeline restrictions.

Working Environment:



Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:


Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.


Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.


Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds


Able to work in non-traditional work environments.


Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with


proficiency.


May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.


Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.


Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.



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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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Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $40.00-$55.00.


This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  
  


• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  
  


• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  
  


• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  
  


• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards Apply Now