Senior Scientist

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. With $1.4 billion invested annually in R&D, our collaborative and diverse teams have the resources they need to drive new discoveries and do cutting-edge research and develop important applications and tools that help millions of lives around the world. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are a research, development, and production site in Bremen currently, with about 500 employees, whose “high-end” measurement and analysis instruments (mass spectrometers) are used in research and science worldwide. Our innovative products in the fields of Life Sciences MS and Inorganic MS, as well as Trace Elemental Analysis, are among the leading products globally in their respective markets. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Scientist to join our dynamic Research & Development team in Bremen.

A day in the Life:

Your tasks and responsibilities will be diverse and exciting, providing you with the opportunity to participate in product development projects across multiple sites worldwide. As part of a collaborative team, you will have the chance to contribute to various areas, including the development of system requirements specifications for new products in collaboration with product marketing. You will also be involved in executing feasibility experiments to demonstrate the proof of principle of new development concepts, and in developing and implementing measurement procedures and data analysis for the control, characterization, and optimization of high-resolution mass spectrometry instruments. This role offers a global perspective and the chance to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of our field.

Keys to Success:
Responsibilities

• Conception and implementation of feasibility experiments to demonstrate the proof of principle of new development concepts
• Ensure high experimental quality and deep theoretical penetration throughout all stages of product development, from research to serial production
• Embrace and overcome complex or novel challenges by developing effective solutions and execution strategies highlighting your problem-solving abilities
• Collaborate closely with your colleagues to create control software for hardware components
• Generate documentation as part of the development process, ensuring clear and comprehensive documentation
• Apply principles, rules, and strategies related to intellectual property when drafting invention disclosures, patents, publications, and presentations, ensuring the protection of innovative ideas and technologies
• Communicate development status verbally in internal meetings and with external collaborators

Experience and Education

• Proven 1-2+ years industrial or 3-5+ years academic experience (Ph.D.) in development of sophisticated analytical instrumentation or related technologies
• Experience in the evaluation of analytical instrumentation based on ion optical techniques from the initial design of experiments to analysis of results
• Hands on testing and troubleshooting of mechanical and electronic components
• Understanding of ion optical design, ion or particle simulations in electrical, magnetic and/or gas fields would be appreciated
• Strong flexibility to work collaboratively in a team as well as independently and structured in a detailed scientific manner

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Live and foster open, respectful, empathic communication and strong collaboration
• Embrace agile, creative thinking and a growth mindset encouraging a culture of continuous learning and improvement, fueling your passion to overcome boundaries in science and technology.
• Actively promote teamwork creating an environment where collaboration and mutual support thrive, fostering a sense of unity and shared goals.
• Proficient in English, willing to learn German.

What we offer:

Employment with an innovative, future-oriented organization

• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits
• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation
• Relocation expenses

Join us in shaping the future of our industry and make a significant impact through your expertise and leadership by applying online with your CV and Motivation Letter including possible start date and salary expectations.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
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, disability or any other legally protected status.

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