Lead Scientific Support Specialist

Lead Scientific Support Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific provides lab services including chemical inventory management, buffer preparation, and glassware sterilization. The role supports multiple customer lab sites with compliance, organization, and team coordination responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Verify and audit chemical inventory levels, locations, and expiration dates using barcode scanners
• Receive, inspect, label, and store incoming chemical shipments per compatibility and DOT guidelines
• Prepare buffers and media using titration techniques and pH conductivity calibration methods
• Perform glassware washing and sterilization to maintain lab compliance and safety standards
• Identify inventory discrepancies and coordinate resolution with relevant personnel

Requirements

• Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years of laboratory work experience
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience, formal or informal
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications
• Ability to read SDS documentation and DOT labeling requirements
• Strong attention to detail and safety-first approach
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Compensation: $25.60–$39.59 hourly