Staff Scientist, R&D

Job Description

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Work Location: Guilford, CT (on-site)

Group: Life Sciences Solutions Group

Division: Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Division

How will you make an impact?

You will join a collaborative team and take ownership of designing, executing, and analyzing experiments that advance our Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing chips and platforms. Efficient and innovative problem solving enable us to overcome challenges and build exciting technologies and products. We build impactful technologies that help our customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

What will you do?

The successful candidate will tackle a variety of projects concerning the chips themselves and their integration with other systems and platforms. We use our strong experimental and analytical skills to navigate complexity in our devices and the platforms in which they are utilized. Experience with data analysis tools and programming languages would be extremely beneficial for this role, enabling the use of data science and analytics to extract great value from our work. Teamwork and communication across a range of fields will be required, including but not limited to semiconductors, electronics, chemistry, engineering, chemistry, and biology.

How will you get here?

Education

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related field

Experience

• Proven track record in research and development:

• Crafting imaginative and powerful experiments and

• Using data to drive decisions and determine the path forward

• Extensive experience in biotechnology, semiconductors, or sensor technologies

• Experience with automation or scripting of instruments or complicated experimental systems

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills

• Programming experience in Python or related languages, or the eagerness to learn

• Works well in multi-functional and diverse groups

• Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills, including presentation of scientific results in a clear, concise, and accurate way

• Strong self-motivation and a self-starter mentality

This position has not been approved for relocation assistance.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan

• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits

• Employee assistance program

• 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, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off 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

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 at 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 Connecticut is $115,000.00-$150,000.00.

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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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.