Scientist - Solid State Characterization Scientist - Solid State Characterization

Company: Lincoln Co.
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 25, 2025

Job Description:

Scientist - Solid State CharacterizationThermo Fisher Scientific Boston, MANEWFull TimeWork Schedule:First Shift (Days)Environmental Conditions:Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety StandardsJob 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. 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:

• Support solid state characterization and method development, validation and execution for pharmaceutical materials across the discovery and development pipeline.
• Use state-of-the-art technologies to support early and late stage pharmaceutical development with a variety of techniques including X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic light scattering, surface area measurement and SEM among others while onsite at a pharmaceutical client site.
• Generate physicochemical characterization data to support chemical and pharmaceutical process development as well as release and stability of drug substance and drug product.
• Generate physical form and physical characterization data for release and stability under GMP.
• Manage sample receipt and document results according to the customer's procedures.Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar.
  • Scientist: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).
  • OR Masters degree.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.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
    • Experience with analytical instrumentation used in the pharmaceutical industry (2+ years) - specifically for solid state characterization such as XRPD, ssNMR, IR, Raman, SEM, DSC, TGA, surface area by BET and particle size by laser diffraction.
    • Solid understanding and knowledge of general chemistry and solid state or physical chemistry.
    • Ability to understand and independently apply GMPs and/or GLPs to everyday work with regard to documentation and instrument use.
    • Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel and Word to perform tasks.
    • Ability to independently optimize analytical methods.
    • Good written and oral communication skills.
    • Time management and project management skills.
    • Problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.
    • Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team.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.Benefits:We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
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