Job Description

Job Title: Scientist II

Job Location: Bangalore, India

Reporting to (optional): Suchitra Sajja, Sr. Manager, R and D.

About Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 70,000 employees globally. Our \xe2\x80\x8bmission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity.

Through our premier brands \xe2\x80\x93 Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services \xe2\x80\x93 we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services.\xe2\x80\x8b

About Team:

Candidate will be working as part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Research and Development in the core cell culture.The team contributes towards strengthening the company\xe2\x80\x99s portfolio by supplying all the biological samples to develop and validate recombinant antibodies. We develop Knock downs and Knock outs to show the specificity of the antibody and also to very specific models for antibody validation to show specificity.

Role & Responsibilities

Purpose:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is recruiting a Scientist who can champion innovation and improve customer outcomes through development and validation of cell culture workflows, reagents, and consumables.

Responsibilities:

• Perform cell culture activities and laboratory techniques including aseptic expansion of immortalized cell lines, handling of primary cells and immortal cells
• Work with stem cells and perform different type of differentiations.
• Regular analysis of cell culture samples, including microscopy, gene expression analysis, Western blot/ELISA, and other related tests
• Initiate, plan, and implement scientific research with emphasis on cell culture techniques independently
• Prepare customer-facing documents, which include scientific writing and publication-quality images and figures.
• Keep detailed record of cell culture parameters and results into data sheets and/or electronic notebooks
• Responsible for data integrity, accuracy, and analysis.
• Deliver high quality results according to project schedule in support of current and/or new products

Skills and Experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills with attention to detail are essential
• Demonstrated ability to work in teams and mentor junior scientists
• Strong understanding and hands-on expertise with culture of multiple mammalian cell types. The ideal candidate will have additional experience with protein biology, molecular biology, or other related disciplines.
• Experience in primary and/or stem cell work is required.
• Demonstrated ability to build publication-quality documents. The ideal candidate will have a record of publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral.
• Should be a phenomenal teammate, ready to learn new techniques and innovative problem solver.

Candidate Requirement:

Education & Experience levels:

• Ph.D degree in life sciences or Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Cell Biology/Biotechnology or related Life Science with 5-6 years of research experience
• Applicants should have a strong background in Cell Biology

Nature of experience:

• Should have a clear understanding of basics of cell biology, cell physiology, and tissue development.
• Should be able to think, work independently and execute experiments

Knowledge Required:

• GLP, GMP or any other certification in laboratory practices and EHS certification will be considered as a bonus

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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.

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