R&D Scientist II, Food Safety

As aFood SafetySpecialist(ScientistII)within our Microbiology Divisionyoullbe working in our R&D Team on the development offood safetyproducts and workflows.Youllworkin accordance withstandard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidance bysenior team members/R&D Manager to ensure work is carried out within schedule.

Youllbe part of a team of employees who share a common set of values - Integrity IntensityInnovationand Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract develop andretainworld-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improvemankindby enabling our customers to make the world healthiercleanerand safer.

Responsibilities:

As a member of theFood Safetydevelopment team you willbecontributingto and leadingaspects ofFood Safetydevelopment projects including:

• Collaborativelyplanningprojects in agreement with internal stakeholders to agreed specifications

• Compilingnecessary project design control documentation

• Planningand performingfood safetydevelopment project experimentsin accordance withplan

• Proactively seeking solutions to mitigate risks that mayimpactproject work/timelines

• Executingproject workin accordance withagreed schedules and budgets

• Producing and deliveringprogress reportsin accordance withproject timescale

The role is responsible for completing projectand feasibilityactivities including but not limited to:

• Leading implementation ofnew technologieswithin the food safety laboratory

• Planningand conductingcompetitor benchmarking and post-market surveillance studies

• Writing product IFUs and reviewing technical documentswith an eye for detail.

• Rapidlyidentifyingrisks and mitigate effectively seeking input from senior team members or manager appropriately

• Co-ordinatingvalidation (e.g.AOAC-RI PTM) of protocols for molecular products against ISO/USDA-FSIS/FDA-BAM standard methods andassistingremote troubleshooting where

• Demonstrating the ability to interpret large complex datasets and make technical decisions recognizing where support is

• Utilizingstrong communicationskills including customer-facing technical writing to present R&D project information to a range of audiences

• Developinganddemonstratinga clear understanding of the processes involved infood safety workflow development

• Developinganddemonstratinga clear understanding ofproduct design andsuitability for end users

• Initiatingideas for new or improved products or processeswith a customer-centric mindset

• Providingsupport to existing productportfoliothrough understanding of scientific principlesworkflowoptimization and examination of new processes

• Understandingthe performance metrics safetymetricsand practices fortheteam/department

• Maintaininglaboratory notebooks to theappropriate standard

• Providingproduct training to internal and external customersandadvancedtechnicaltraining topeersand technical stakeholders

• Actively engagingin regular performance and development conversations and actingon feedbackasappropriate

• Fulfilling the responsibilities of the position as defined in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Health Safety and Environmental policies and associated Codes of Practice and actively promoting Health and Safety awareness