Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. 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, Patheon and PPD.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are a research, development, and production site in Bremen currently, with about 500 employees, whose “high-end” measurement and analysis instruments (mass spectrometers) are used in research and science worldwide. Our innovative products in the fields of Life Sciences MS and Inorganic MS, as well as Trace Elemental Analysis, are among the leading products globally in their respective markets. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Scientist to join our dynamic Research & Development team in Bremen. As a Technical Lead for new product developments, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation and leading the development of new products within an existing platform.

A Day in the Life:

Join our motivated team and become an integral member of an exciting journey filled with diverse tasks and responsibilities that offer growth and development opportunities. As a key member of our R&D team, you will have the chance to moderate, lead, and facilitate product development projects and collaborate with our global network of sites, where different perspectives and talents come together to achieve common goals.

Your primary focus will be on guiding, supporting, and leading a talented team of technical professionals, helping them to prioritize experiments and analyze data to solve complex technical problems. Working closely with our product management team, you will play a vital role in deriving detailed technical specifications and overseeing all stages of product development, from initial research to final production.

In this role, you will have the responsibility to drive critical technical decisions, while also creating an environment that encourages an effective, collaborative, and inclusive approach of decision-making with your colleagues: Create an environment where colleagues feel empowered to contribute their insights and expertise. Take charge for planning, executing, and documenting experiments, ensuring comprehensive verification test plans and test summary reports. Provide guidance and support to scientists, software engineers, and mechanical and electrical engineers in developing sub-system requirement specifications, fostering effective, creative collaboration and communication among cross-functional teams.

As an integral part of the project cycle, you will coordinate seamless knowledge transfer to our operations, product support, and field service teams, enabling them to effectively support the newly developed instruments.

Keys to Success:

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower a diverse team of skilled technical professionals, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment to successfully execute the project.

• Cultivate a culture of high experimental quality and deep theoretical understanding across all aspects of product development, from research to serial production.

• Embrace and overcome complex or novel issues by leveraging creative, divers' perspectives and developing solutions and execution strategies.

• Playing an important role in the product development process by creating and maintaining comprehensive and transparent documents.

• Utilize intellectual property (IP) principles, rules, and strategies to effectively protect novel inventions, and write patents, publications, and presentations.

• Effectively communicate development progress verbally and in writing ensuring clear and concise updates to superiors and higher management.

• Serve as a representative of the company by positive and productive interactions with external customers and collaborators.

Experience & Education

• Demonstrate a track record of 4 years of industrial experience in development of sophisticated analytic instrumentation, following the completion of a Doctoral degree in technical discipline, showcasing your expertise and dedication in the field.

• Expert knowledge of scientific principles in Fourier-transform mass spectrometry is an advantage.

• Any previous experience in a technical leadership role is highly appreciated, as it demonstrates your ability to effectively lead and inspire a team.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Set an example as a role model for initiative, independence and the continuous expansion of the technical horizon, inspiring others to cross barriers.

• Live and foster an environment of open, respectful, empathic communication and strong collaboration.

• Embrace agile, creative thinking and a growth mindset, encouraging a culture of continuous learning and improvement, fueling your passion to overcome boundaries in science and technology.

• Actively promote teamwork, creating an environment where collaboration and mutual support thrive, fostering a sense of unity and shared goals.

• Proficient in English, willing to learn German.

What we offer:

• Employment with an innovative, future-oriented organization

• Outstanding career and development prospects

• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits

• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation

• Relocation expenses

If you are interested, please apply online with your CV and Motivation Letter including possible start date and salary expectations.

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

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, disability or any other legally protected status.

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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.