Job DescriptionThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them.The Staff Scientist role is in the Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry business unit, part of the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Division, and located in San Jose, CA. At this site, we offer customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments and software services that support customers within proteomics, clinical research, forensic toxicology, pharmaceutical, biotech, food safety, and environmental market segments.How will you make an impactWe build market-leading Mass Spectrometry solutions to help our customers advance science. Our products are designed with a customer oriented mind set in order to shape the lab of the future by accelerating innovation, developing innovative technologies, and delivering end to end solutions.This role will contribute to the design and development of technologies critical to supporting Thermo Fisher Scientific’s position as the leader in mass spectrometry. This role with play a major factor in the design and development of technology critical to supporting Thermo Fisher Scientific’s position as the leader in mass spectrometry.What will you doAs part of the Triple Stage Quadrupole Research and Development team, conduct groundbreaking research and development in the field of mass spectrometry to develop novel technologies related to Quadrupole and Ion Trap mass analyzers.Investigate and explore new ideas and concepts by defining experiments, building, debugging and characterizing prototype instruments in order to verify proof of principle.Test and verify new products and product improvements.Provide guidance and leadership to mechanical, electrical and software engineers in order to design prototypes and new products.Participate in new products introductions as subject matter expert of cross-functional teams composed of product management, marketing, product support and operations personnel.Maintain substantial knowledge of innovative principles and theories, contributing to scientific literature and conferences.How will you get hereEducation/ ExperienceBachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in a product development lab designing and developing analytical instrumentation; or 6 years of experience with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent experience.Practical knowledge of ionization techniques, high vacuum systems, ion optics, quadrupole and ion trap analyzers.Solid programming skills (Python, Lua, C#, C…).Strong communication and presentation skills.Capable of working with multi-disciplinary teams.Ability to travel internationally (10%).Preferred SkillsMinimum three (3) years of experience working in the field of mass spectrometry, preferably in an R&D capacity within an academic or industry setting, designing and developing analytical instrumentation.Familiarity with liquid chromatography / mass spectrometry workflows and sample preparation techniques.Experience in the analysis of mass spectrometry data.Experience with real time instrument control.Working knowledge of ion trajectory simulation and/or fluid dynamics software (SIMION, Comsol Multiphysics, ANSYS).Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon.For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.comThermo Fisher Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. As stated in our Equal Employment and Affirmative Action Policy, available below, part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, Thermo Fisher Scientific provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.Compensation and BenefitsThe salary range estimated for this position based in California is $123,800.00–$170,000.00.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-rewardsThermo 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.
