**Work Schedule** First Shift (Days) **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.) **Job Description** **Summary:** The Scientist II for Cell Culture will be an integral member of the Cells Manufacturing Team, responsible for the production of cultured cell lines and expressed antibodies/proteins using cell culture-based expression systems. **Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):** You will perform hands-on manufacturing tasks and work in accordance with production schedules. Must possess good mathematical skills and provide accurate data documentation. Must be well-organized and able to adapt and be flexible to a fast-paced manufacturing environment. In a timely and efficient manner, this person can work independently to produce a quality product as well as work well as part of a team to implement ideas for continuous improvement. **Specific responsibilities include:** + Perform cell culture activities including cell line maintenance, cell banking, bioreactor operations, cell-based expression and cell harvests in a Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2) environment. + Monitor and document cell growth and viability, ensuring consistency and quality in cell culture processes. + Perform accurate and aseptic lab techniques, good documentation practices, and good manufacturing practices. + Use of general lab equipment (centrifuges, spectrophotometers, pipettes, Biosafety Cabinets, bioreactors, etc.). + Assist in the transfer of new products, processes and protocols from R&D to Manufacturing; ensure that proper training is given to respective individuals; confirm that protocols are clear and accurate. + Initiate and own Problem Reports for planned and unplanned deviations and failures. + Be an agent of change and a role model leader for peers. + Accurately document and complete all manufacturing batch records independently. + Open change orders to build and revise documentation related to the department. + Quickly navigate through laboratory database systems independently. + Follow verbal and written instructions. + Maintain a clean and safe work environment. + Follow all departmental SOPs, guidelines, and procedures. + Call out issues timely and optimally. + Proven understanding of Microsoft Office Suite products with emphasis on Excel, Outlook and Word **Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biological sciences required + 2+ years’ experience in the application of cellular or microbiology laboratory techniques in a manufacturing environment or R&D laboratory (not just coursework) + Strong background with large cell culture techniques. + Strong understanding of GLP and GMP processes and documentation. + Preference for experience using bioreactors (i.e. rocking incubators). + Preference for experience culturing human, animal and insect cell lines as well as hybridomas. + Excellent communication (written and oral) skills, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment. Highly motivated and dedicated individual who is well organized, meticulous with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to multitask **Physical Demands and Work Environment:** The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms. Occasional use of a stepstool is required to reach for objects. Close vision is required. While performing duties of this position, employee will regularly work in a BSL-2 environment. Regularly required to lift up to 20 pounds. May be asked to lift weight of 45 pounds or more with assistance and/or with equipment on occasion. **Compensation and Benefits** The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $31.73–$47.60. 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 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.