Thermo Fisher Scientific

Field Applications Scientist, GMP (Boston)

Massachusetts, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life Sciences, Biotechnology, PharmaceuticalsIndustries

Job Description: Single-Use Technologies Field Applications Specialist

Position Overview

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer! We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

The Single-Use Technologies Field Applications Specialist (FAS) primarily interfaces between the Commercial Sales Organization (Account Managers), the internal source base within the Company, possible third-party partners/suppliers, and the end-user/Customer. The FAS position will provide strategic and in-depth scientific and technical support in relation to Single-Use System solutions for the marketplace, ensuring our customers’ needs are met and matched to our capabilities.

Responsibilities

Supporting and improving sales processes and market efforts by:

  • Acting as primary field technical interface between the Sales team and the Customer, passionate about Single-Use products (BPCs, Single-Use Bioreactors, Fermentors, and Mixer systems) and equipment services to clients.
  • Providing effective valuable solutions on design and development, optimization, consultation, technical support, and troubleshooting of Single-Use systems.
  • Providing & delivering high-quality technical presentations that complement Commercial Sales activities.
  • Providing the voice of the customer (VOC) to the appropriate levels within Product Management for all products and services.
  • Providing effective training activities & workshops on the application & capabilities of Single-Use products and systems.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a life science or related field, or 7+ years of meaningful work experience.
  • Proven experience working in the Biotech/Biopharmaceutical industry.
  • Understanding of processes and applications used within the Biopharmaceutical, Biotech, human and animal vaccine industries.
  • Comprehensive understanding with validated operational and technical experience using BioProcess containers and Single-Use systems within the industry.
  • Understanding of cGMP & other regulatory guidelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Leadership capabilities combined with excellent communication, consultation & presentation skills.
  • Highly motivated and self-directed, including the ability to work on multiple projects.
  • Ability to work across professional & cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to travel up to 60% of the time and operate remotely from home.

Employment Details

  • Employment Type: Full time
  • Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)
  • Environmental Conditions: Office

Company Benefits

Some of the benefits you can expect:

  • Competitive Compensation Package
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits are effective on Day 1 of employment
  • Earn up to 15 PTO (paid vacation) days in your 1st year
  • Paid holidays
  • 401K program with 6% matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Programs

Application Instructions

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Company Information

  • Company: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Mission: To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Skills

Single-Use Technologies
Bioreactors
Fermentors
Mixer systems
Technical support
Troubleshooting
Customer communication
Technical presentations
Training and workshops

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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