**Work Schedule** First Shift (Days) **Environmental Conditions** Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials **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. **A Day in the Life:** Performs analysis and evaluates individual and related laboratory data, recognizes patterns or trends that suggest significance of results and determines the level of clinical significance. Evaluates individual and related laboratory data to recognize patterns or trends that suggest significance of results. Assists in authoring and modifying SOPs (standard operating procedures). **Essential Functions:** + Performs, reviews, and interprets sophisticated, esoteric, and routine chemical, hematological, coagulation, renal, lipid, and hormonal analyses by manual, automated, and/or microscopic means. + Integrates analytical results with specific and highly multifaceted clinical trial protocols to evaluate credibility, appropriateness and accuracy of test results in order to facilitate entry or exclusion of subjects from research programs. + Operates, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs clinical laboratory equipment, including routine preventative maintenance, calibrations, and safety checks. Recognizes and pursues instrument problems and resolutions and independently evaluates and takes appropriate course of action necessary to produce accurate patient information when major instrument problems occur. + Evaluates analytical reagents, calibrators, and QC standards to ensure the accuracy of analytical results. + Evaluates quality control procedures, evaluates results, and implements corrective action when indicated. Performs ongoing statistical data analysis to detect trends and problems and undertakes corrective action. + Runs comparison studies for precision, accuracy, and linearity on new or existing assays or instruments. Assists with design and implementation of new procedures and the modification of existing procedures. + Provides instruction for new employees and students in the theory and practice of laboratory medicine and the interpretation of results. **Qualifications:** **Education and Experience:** + Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification + Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience. Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) preferred. + _T_ _he American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification_ _Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions._ **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:** + Excellent critical thinking skills + Good time management and organizational skills + Ability to multi-task + Good written and oral communication skills + Proficiency in Microsoft Office + Ability to retain knowledge in various laboratory units and train new employees + Ability to adapt to changes in workflow, unusual circumstances, and high pressure and time sensitive environments + Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment **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: + Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day. + Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate lab equipment. + Occasional mobility needed. + Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck. + Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs. + Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf. + Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. + Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups. + Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration. + Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task. + Regular and consistent attendance. **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! 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. 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