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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Laboratory Support Technician

Biology & BiotechUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeLudwigshafen, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Technical training in Chemistry, Biology, or a related field (for example, as a PTA or CTA), or equivalent laboratory experience.
  • Good knowledge of laboratory safety, GMP/GSP requirements, and technical documentation.
  • Ability to operate laboratory equipment and prepare solutions.
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
  • Ability to lift 40 pounds without assistance.
  • Must follow cleanroom restrictions prohibiting hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, and facial hair.
  • Must use required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, or ear plugs as applicable.
  • Must be able to work in a laboratory setting with hazardous or toxic materials.

Responsibilities

  • Operate, clean, and maintain laboratory equipment.
  • Perform routine instrument checks, calibrations, and functional tests.
  • Prepare buffers, GMP/GSP solutions, reagents, wash buffers, quench solutions, and other laboratory solutions according to protocols.
  • Manage consumables through ordering, KanBan tracking, replenishment, and inventory control.
  • Collect, segregate, and dispose of chemical, solvent-containing, and pharmaceutical waste safely; maintain hazard registers and safety documentation.
  • Support internal logistics, including shipping materials, distributing mail, and archiving laboratory records.
  • Perform non-GMP laboratory activities, including cleaning LCMS vials, preparing chromatography solvents, and general laboratory upkeep.
  • Follow site SOPs, GMP/GSP regulations, and safety guidelines to ensure compliance and safety.

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Waltham, MA
Founded
1956

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