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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Junior Chemist

Bioprocess & BiomanufacturingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeVilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, LithuaniaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, or another related natural-sciences field is required; final-year students are also encouraged to apply.
  • Practical experience in a chemistry or biochemistry laboratory is preferred.
  • Experience performing chemical synthesis, extraction, or chromatographic purification is preferred.
  • Knowledge of ion-exchange chromatography or other chromatographic methods is preferred.
  • Knowledge of ISO 13485 and/or Good Manufacturing Practice principles is preferred.
  • Ability to follow technological procedures accurately and document completed work.
  • Good English language skills.
  • Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.
  • Analytical thinking, responsibility, precision, initiative, and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

  • Produce ribo- and deoxynucleotides according to approved technological procedures and the established production plan.
  • Purify ribo- and deoxynucleotides using ion-exchange chromatography, and operate and maintain chromatographic processes.
  • Perform chemical synthesis, extraction, and other product preparation and purification steps.
  • Prepare raw materials, reagents, solutions, and other materials required for production.
  • Work with production and laboratory equipment, ensure it remains in proper condition, and record observed faults or deviations.
  • Complete production documentation according to Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, update documents, and prepare new documents and forms.
  • Follow established quality, safety, and work procedures.
  • Participate in production-process validation, optimization, and technological process-improvement activities.
  • Participate in the implementation of new products and production processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree is an advantage.
  • Practical experience in a chemistry or biochemistry laboratory.
  • Experience performing chemical synthesis, extraction, or chromatographic purification.
  • Knowledge of ion-exchange chromatography or other chromatographic methods.
  • Knowledge of ISO 13485 and/or Good Manufacturing Practice principles.

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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