• Job Description

  Req#: TFSCGLOBALR01316890EXTERNALENGLOBAL

  Work Schedule

  Standard (Mon-Fri)

  Environmental Conditions

  Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

  Job Description

  Requisition ID: R- Lab Technician I

  As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to live every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

  Location/Division Specific Information

  Thermo Fisher Scientific – NDX (Legacy Microgenics) 46500 Kato Road, Fremont, CA

  Part of Clinical Diagnostics Division of Specialty Diagnostics Group

  How you will make an impact:

  Using standard operating procedures (SOP) and current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), the Animal Technician I is responsible for all aspects of animal care and handling as part of the antibody production process. The antibodies produced are primarily used for toxicology screening and therapeutic drug monitoring.

  What you will do:

  • Responsible for daily care, bedding, and feeding of mice according to guidelines
  • Must be able to handle animals, specifically to inject mice with hybridomas
  • Harvests ascites or tissue from mice
  • Weigh, transfer, and mix required chemicals
  • Completes and reviews cGMP batch records for ascites production
  • Maintains mice room cleanliness and housekeeping standards
  • Achieve on-time delivery goals for work orders
  • Cleaning of cages and equipment (hand and mechanical washing)
  • Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory of supplies
  • Keeps department lead or manager updated on all issues
  • Conforms to company safety and cGMP guidelines
  • Weekend work and other job duties are required

  How you will get here:

  Education

  • High School diploma or equivalent

  Experience

  • 0-2 years relevant animal handling/husbandry experience
  • Experience working in cGMP environment preferred
  • Experience working with potentially biohazardous materials (animals, human blood, serum) and other hazardous chemicals is a plus

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Working knowledge of the metric system (weights & volumes)
  • Laboratory skills and knowledge of safety precautions
  • Detail oriented, organized, self-motivated and focused
  • Good verbal communication skills, can follow procedures carefully
  • Basic computer/software skills (Outlook, Excel and Word)
  • Must work well in a team environment and be adaptable to changes in priorities.

  Physical Requirements / Work Environment

  • Must be capable of using both hands for seizing, holding, grasping, picking, pinching or otherwise
  • Must be able to walk and/or stand for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to lift 25 lbs routinely
  • May be required to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally

  What We Offer:

  Compensation

  • Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • Annual merit performance-based increase

  Excellent Benefits

  • Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
  • Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
  • Retirement Savings Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Career Advancement Opportunities

  Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ 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 at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

  Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

  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.

  Compensation and Benefits

  The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $18.72–$25.75.

  This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

  • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

  • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

  • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

  For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

• About the company

  Thermo Fisher Scientific is an American provisioner of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software and services to healthcare, life science, and other laboratories in academia, government, and industry.

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