FSP Senior Scientist: Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutics

About the role

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. Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner. Our Laboratories Functional Service Partnership (FSP) team plays a direct role in advancing drug development by creating sustained groups of talent within our customers’ organizations to provide long-term support. Through this collaborative approach, our professionals bring their commitment to excellence, industry knowledge, and operational strength directly into customer environments, helping to enhance capabilities and advance the delivery of life-changing therapies.

Responsibilities

• Formulation Preparation: Independently prepare drug products and novel formulations utilizing a variety of different compositions.
• Analytical Characterization: Independently analyze formulations using a diverse suite of analytical techniques (including spectroscopy, rheology, chromatography, calorimetry, light scattering, and physicochemical property measurements) to assess structure, composition, and physicochemical properties.
• Data Analysis & Experimental Design: Review and process experimental data, identify key trends and takeaways, and propose hypothesis-driven follow-up experiments.
• Literature Research: Conduct literature research to interpret experimental results and guide development.
• Technical Communication: Present research findings and deliver technical recommendations to cross-functional teams within the Synthetic Molecule Pharmaceutics group.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar. Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 4-6 years). 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.

Skills

• Proven track record of working independently in a laboratory environment, preferably with experience focused on oligonucleotide or nucleic acid drug products.
• Foundational knowledge of pharmaceutical science, with a strong focus on solutions and colloids.
• Solid understanding of spectroscopic, rheologic, and calorimetric analytical techniques.
• Strong experimental execution and advanced data interpretation skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate seamlessly in a fast-paced team setting.
• Enthusiasm for problem-solving and innovation in formulation development.
• Demonstrated professional values that align with our culture: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Qualifications

Must be legally authorized to work in the