Sr Site Specialist

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Please note this is a fixed term contract starting immediately, ending December 5, 2025

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 life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

How will you make an impact?

Unity Lab Services offers coordinated lab service, support, and supply management, providing a comprehensive solution. This outstanding position allows you to contribute to routine lab support services, enabling our clients to fully dedicate themselves to their innovative research. Your role in promoting a safe and forward-thinking work environment will be essential in implementing site safety programs, analyzing cost savings, and driving process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Perform lab equipment verifications and pH meter calibrations following company protocols, maintaining flawless records as needed

• Biological Material Management: Access cryo- and ultra-low freezers to organize, transfer, or remove materials in an accurate and timely manner and track records in an internal spreadsheet. Using PIMS/Mosaic systems to enter biological materials upon arrival, assess and update current inventory.

• Media Sciences: prepare media, buffer, ethanol dilutions, and reagents according to customer requirements.

• Lab Support: standard protein conjugations, aliquot materials and register biological samples in customer database.

• Molecular Biology Service: perform routine DNA scale-ups with transformation, Maxi and Mini Preps

• Tissue Culture Service: maintain typical cell lines and perform established cell line passaging, seeding, harvesting, bulk up, mycoplasma testing, and gel electrophoresis

• Report job specific metrics to Site Supervisor and maintain world-class record-keeping.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Works primarily at customer sites.

• Regularly required to lift 30 lbs, and up to 35lbs occasionally.

• Regularly required to stand, walk and conduct manual material handling (twisting, bending, reaching, lifting, etc.) for prolonged periods.

• Ability to work in environments with varied temperatures (cold rooms, freezers, liquid nitrogen, etc.)

How will you get here?

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Minimum 2 years of customer service experience

• Familiar with general laboratory protocol

Education

• 2 years College Degree is required

• BA/BS degree or four-year college degree in a Science related field is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must be responsible, accountable, and take ownership of one's work

• Must possess the interpersonal skills to be able to interact with various levels of personnel & customers

• Skilled in efficient time management to prioritize own work and meet business efficiency metrics

• Diligent, creative thinker, well-organized, fosters a collaborative work environment

Benefits

• Company events

• Dental care

• Disability insurance

• Extended health care

• Life insurance

• Free on-site parking

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision care

• Paid Jury Duty

• Safety shoe program

• Prescription safety glasses program

Compensation

The salary range estimated for this position based in Canada is $53,000.00-$55,000.00.

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.