Software Engineer
Work Schedule Environmental Conditions Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale.
Work Schedule
Environmental Conditions
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll 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. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.
Location/Division Specific Information
Department: Vaccine Science Department - Automation
Location: Richmond, VA
Full time, Benefits, Annual Bonus, 401k Match, and PTO
Discover Impactful Work:
Performs a variety of routine to complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical compounds in a variety of formulations and/or biological matrices. Follows validated or experimental analytical procedures with periodic direct supervision. Responsible for review and compilation of results and data comparison against SOP acceptance criteria, methodology, protocol and product specifications.
A day in the Life:
Consistently documents accurately within appropriate documentation system
Instrument maintenance of high-end automated/technical equipment
Develops basic troubleshooting skills (hardware and/or software)
Operates with direct supervision
Power User proficiency (CAL/QC/SPF Preps, Sample Dilution Block Preps, etc.)
Follows best practices and SOP requirements
Developing communication skills
Adheres to GLP principles during all activities
Develops time management skills
Education
Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as biology, biochemistry, immunology, chemistry, molecular biology or similar
Experience
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0-1 year) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Support testing and analysis in the immunochemistry and vaccine department (run assays, prepare samples, lab documentation)
Posted August 12, 2026