Automation Specialist III
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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Laboratory Setting Office Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses gowning gloves lab coat ear plugs etc.) Will work with hazardous/toxic materialsJob Description
Automation Specialist III GoGo Health Innovation City Gothenburg Sweden
At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll 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.
Location/Division Specific Information
Our PPD Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.
This position will be based at our new bioanalytical laboratory in GoCo Health Innovation City which is due to open later this year. This lab will serve pharmaceutical and biotech customers with advanced laboratory services and leading-edge instrumentation across all phases of pharmaceutical development to help deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide and will provide comprehensive and full-service solutions encompassing both small and large molecules biomarkers and novel modalities.
Discover Impactful Work:
The Automation Specialist III independently performs a variety of complex activities in support of automated instrumentation. Conducts activities following company SOPs and policies while also adhering to automation best practices with independence. Develops and supports initiatives to increase efficiency
and productivity of the laboratory
A day in the Life:
- Develops and validates scripts/methods. Understands and conforms to methods and protocols applicable to assigned tasks.
- Develops liquid classes for liquid handling workstations and trains others to perform liquid class testing.
- Maintains existing liquid handling workstations through preventative maintenance and complex remedial maintenance (e.g. complex hardware replacements)
- Implements new scripts/methods through developmental testing without supervision.
- Supports new hires and trainees in executing scripts/methods.
- Participates in validation projects and with minimal supervision conducts validation experiments. May serve as a Principal Investigator
- Uses advanced troubleshooting skills (hardware and/or software) to solve complex problems
- Program scripts with high complexity in support of maintenance activities and/or assay methods on automated instrumentation
- Posseses excellent documentation skills and adheres to relevant SOPs and laboratory automation best practices. Trains others on documentation and SOPs/laboratory automation best practicies.
- Performs programming and/or process mapping for fully automated workflows
- Designs and implements data integrity processes
- Provides team coaching/mentorship
Keys to Success:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification eg Science Computer Science Engineering
- 4 years experience in lab automation that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Direct experience with automation instrumentation required; vendor service certification preferred
- Experience with programming (Hamilton Venus TECAN EVOware or Fluent Control Thermo Momentum VB Python etc.) required; vendor programming certification (or equivalent) preferred
- Ability to operate and troubleshoot a wide variety of analytical instrumentation and data acquisition systems
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and work in a team
- Proven understanding of GxP requirements SOPs ICH guidelines USP requirements and FDA
- Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking skills
- Proficient in complex automated platform software use and programming
- Proven ability to train other automation staff for programming liquid class testing labware testing etc.
- Knowledge of data generation and statistical programs
- Knowledge of general chemistry separation science immunochemistry molecular genomics biomarker and/or vaccine science related concepts and/or technologies (as applicable) systems
- Technical writing skills
- Effective communication (written and oral) and organizational skills
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus 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. As one team of 100000 colleagues we share a common set of values - Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD part of Thermo Fisher Scientific where diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
Apply today!
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
