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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.

Discover Impactful Work

The Process Development (PD) Chemist is responsible for developing and optimizing manufacturing processes in the Chemistry production area meeting specific quality, schedule, and cost requirements, following all applicable safety and regulatory requirements. 

Site based in Milwaukee,

A Day in the life

Follow established methods and standard operating procedures

Work independently or within a team to troubleshoot problems, recommend and execute improvements in laboratory operations and equipment use

Develop new processes, scale-ups, and test methods

Participate in Practical Process Improvements (PPI) as needed

The position is also responsible for any other duties apparent or assigned

Keys to Success

Education

BS degree in Science (Chemistry or Biochemistry preferred)

Experience

3+ years of demonstrated experience with large scale (Kilogram) manufacturing, involving heterocyclic organic chemical synthesis and purification. Nucleic acid chemistry experience, preferred

Hands on experience in analytical instrumentation including HPLC

Strong understanding of analytical data, troubleshooting, and method development

Ability to regularly handle chemicals, solvents, and potentially hazardous substances

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to verbally communicate, read and write in English

Computer literate (minimally email, word and data processing, ChemDraw or equivalent)

Must be available to work overtime, including weekends as project schedule wqarrants

Be mechanically adept and able to apply mechanical fundamentals to properly operate, the equipment within their area of responsibility

Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distant vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and differentiate colors

The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, and crawl and frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds with assistance

Understand and comply with RCRA Standards by successfully completing initial training for Hazardous Waste Handling within 90 days of date of hire.

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!