Scientist, Protein Biology

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SCIENTIST, PROTEIN BIOLOGY

Job Description

• Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries?

• With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving organ transplant and cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement address cases through forensics.

• We empower teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.

Location/Division Specific Information: - West Hills, CA / Transplant Diagnostics

How will you make an impact?

• You will be responsible for developing new and improving the current protein purification process to promote product quality, participating in new product development, and providing trainings to junior scientists in R&D.

• While working within an interdisciplinary team of scientists, you will learn and supply your skills and ideas to projects.

What will you do?

• Perform laboratory experiments to develop, assess or transfer methods/procedures, specifically, protein purification and biochemical analysis.

• Help develop and build the foundation of new cell or protein based bioassays by providing technical and scientific support.

• Responsible for performing in-depth data analysis and interpretation.

• Communicate findings and discuss relevance of your data to a multi-discipline team consisting of upstream and downstream process development scientists, quality control, quality assurance, process engineers and our customers.

How will you get here?

Education

• Bachelor, Master, or PhD in Biochemistry, Immunology, physiology, or related field

Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of proven experience related to the job description; Master's degree with 3 years; PhD with practical scientific experience.

• Knowledge and expertise in performing membrane-bound or soluble protein purification using HPLC; preferable experience using AKTA system.

• Experience handling and maintaining mammalian cell culture with a proven understanding of cell and molecular biology.

• Technical experience with antibody-antigen detection test, including ELISA, affinity, and bead-based immunoassay.

• Good understanding of GLP and GMP guidelines for assay development.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Passion for learning and teaching peers the analytical methods required for successful process development!

• High attention to detail.

• Strong desire to learning new skills.

• A great teammate.

• Ability to work independently with excellent communication and prioritization skills.

• This position has not been approved for relocation assistance.

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Compensation and Benefits

• The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $91,700.00–$115,000.00

• 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

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