Thermo Fisher Scientific

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.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

As a Group Leader, provide line-level management coordination of resources and work schedules for laboratory activities. 

Summarized Purpose: 

Provides line-level management coordination of resources and work schedules for laboratory activities. Oversees daily operations and assists in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs. Ensures that projects are completed in a timely manner so that company revenues are met and clients are satisfied with the quality and turnaround time of work being performed. Ensures that laboratory staff continues to be developed to keep pace with department goals and growth. 

Essential Functions: 

• Performs lab work in accordance with client protocols, methods and requirements. 
• Prepares study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documentation. 
• Designs experimental study and participates in technical troubleshooting. 
• Reviews, interprets and analyzes data for technical quality and compliance to protocols, methods and SOPs. Reviews laboratory investigations and deviation. 
• Organizes, schedules and supervises laboratory resources for group's project activities and updates project status. 
• Responds to client questions and needs, coordinates client communication and records meeting minutes. 
• Assists group leaders in their responsibilities. 
• Assists in preparation and implementation of PPD/client SOPs and company operational policies. Ensures adherence to SOPs, safety standards and company policies. 

Qualifications - External

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Education and Experience: 

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience. 

1+ year of leadership responsibility 

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: 

• Demonstrated proficiency on technical operating systems 
• Experience in biosafety, biologics safety testing, mycoplasma and viral safety, viral clearance, and adventitious agent
• Background in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) including operation and execution of TEM protocols 
• Previous experience with testing of cell banks and production cell cultures on the presence of retroviral particles is a plus
• Proven leadership skills 
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff 
• Demonstrated ability to be project solution driven 
• Good written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills 
• Can independently perform root cause analysis for method investigations 
• Technical writing skills; ability to write quality documents (SOPs, investigation forms, etc.) 
• Demonstrated knowledge of QA metrics of program base; ability to write and recommend changes to PPD SOPs 
• Ability to independently optimize analytical methods 
• Project and time management skills 

Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. 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.

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.

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health!