Scientist I, Manufacturing Sciences

Work Schedule

Flex Shifts 40 hrs/wk

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s oral solid dose (OSD) site in Cincinnati, Ohio, supported by over 800 employees, offers various drug development and commercial manufacturing services. These services include controlled and sustained release solid oral dosage forms, osmotic release dosage forms (laser drilling), liquid fill hard capsules, controlled substances manufacturing, and abuse-deterrent dosage forms.

Join our team as a Scientist I, Manufacturing Sciences, where you'll contribute to ensuring consistent production of pharmaceutical products. As part of our Manufacturing Sciences team, you'll work at the intersection of research and production, supporting process optimization, technology transfer, and continuous improvement initiatives. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing processes that meet quality standards.

As a Manufacturing Scientist I, you will assist in implementing activities for the development of new and established manufacturing processes of solids, liquids, and semi-solid dosage forms. This will primarily require supporting GxP documentation and batch manufacture / execution.

You will assist technical representatives on client projects and will work closely with internal and external project teams of analytical, quality, and project management representatives. Supporting process development and commercial activities will be required.

You will assist in investigation, creation of, and validation of new scientific and equipment methodologies for a diverse scope of projects using experimental design and established formulation processes for product scale-up, registration, and validation.  

You will aid in creation processes and equipment design for clinical, scale up, and/or registration batches, including technology transfer of projects to and from clients. This will require problem solving activities as necessary with independent judgement. 

How will you get here?

Education

• High School Diploma required

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Preferred Fields of Study: Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering (or other engineering field), chemistry, pharmacy, or other related science or technical field

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience in product or process development, including scale-up and technology transfer processes for both immediate and controlled release dosage forms preferred.

• Experience with process validation, technology transfer, and scale-up activities preferred

• Experience with project management and documentation skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment

• Demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and relevant manufacturing/quality systems

• experience with risk assessment and root cause analysis preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Understanding Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory compliance.

• Experience in GMP manufacturing, process development, or related technical role preferred

• Self-starter, mature, independent, and detailed oriented.

• Effective time management, multi-tasking, and prioritization skills to effectively support multiple projects.

• Good critical and logical thinking skills. Effective written, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including supporting technical discussions with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and structured environment.

• Build helpful ideas to increase production efficiency.

• Transparent and knowledgeable in presenting project updates.

• Diligent in team meetings and discussions.

• Collaborate across multiple departments to reach goals and objectives.

• Inclusive of communication styles and ideas.

• Conscientious with fellow peers with workload requirements.

• Coordinate and lead weekly meetings with customers.

• Fast and focused execution of tasks will be required at times.

• Proficiency using Microsoft (MS) Office applications.

• Ability to support team members on the production floor

• Ability to support manufacturing during off-hours and weekends, as needed

Physical Requirements:

Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office and manufacturing locations; ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically, manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pounds; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type for periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 outstanding minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and chip in to our unusual mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship        
Relocation assistance is not provided        
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including a drug screening