Operations Support Scientist

Work Schedule

12 hr shift/days

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

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. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

The Operations Support Scientist role reports inn to the MBP Support Scientist and is based onsite in Brisbane. Please note this role does involve shift work and is a 1 yr Fixed Term Contract role..

About the Role:

This role sits with the Brisbane / Drug Substance Division - One of the five divisions that make up the Pharma Services Group. At the Brisbane site, we specialise in GMP manufacturing and commercialisation of large molecule biologics, applying proven manufacturing approaches. This allows us to serve the needs of our clients in the BioPharma sectors globally by supporting the MSS team with material movement within the production facility.

What You'll Do

• Support the MSS team and greater OPS group by, all partners to ensure that all material is delivered to the production suites as per the production schedule
• Conduct operations and warehouse back ground work, to support the support team who provide receiving and delivery of materials and solutions for the MBP, USP & DSP departments ​
• Partner with the supply chain to maintain sites safety stock levels via weekly stock replenishment orders.
• Daily top up of cleanroom gowns (scrubs, smocks and coveralls) are in circulation to meet production needs Ensure laundry is sent off as per schedule to meet production needs
• Coordinating sites daily cleaning requirements and ensuring adequate cleaning supplies (e.g. mop heads/chemicals) are in circulation to meet cleaning schedule/demand.
• Assembly and autoclaving of manifolds and filters for the site.
• Filter integrity testing.
• Identify and overcome practical problems, proposes possible solution and communicates to the responsible person.
• Proactively adhere with the Patheon cGMP Quality Management System and the Patheon EH&S requirements.
• Adhere to OHS policies and procedures and ensure a safe and healthy workplace environment.

Keys to Success:Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Science preferred or equivalent industry work experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Min 1 yr industry work experience in a similar role
• Experience in hands-on operations and warehouse back ground work
• Strong organisational, scheduling and planning skills
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good communication skills - both written and verbal with good flexibility, reliability and assertiveness skills
• Responsible and proactive
• Working knowledge of cGMP environment preferred.

Benefits:

Join our team and take advantage of these great benefits! Apply now to learn more about the full range of benefits we offer.

• Health & Wellbeing: Join a company that prioritizes your health & wellbeing with comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and an Employee Assistance Program providing confidential support for personal and work-related issues.
• Flexibility: Balance your work and personal life with flexible arrangements.
• Extra Leave: Benefit from generous leave policies, including the option to purchase additional leave, paid birthday leave, and company paid parental leave.
• Charitable Giving & Volunteering: Make an impact with paid volunteer time to support non-profit organizations that matter to you.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with access to online courses via Thermo Fisher Scientific University Plus and LinkedIn learning, workshops, and mentorship programs for continuous learning and skill development.

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