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New · posted Oct 29

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Pharmaceuticals

FSP Sr Scientist: QC Strategy & Analytical Sciences

  • New Brunswick, NJ
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Senior & Principal
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

This role will support the Quality Control Strategy & Analytical Science (QCSAS) functions with the planning, creation, and execution of commercial projects with Contract Testing Labs (CTL) under the sponsorship of QCSAS. The position will interface extensively with inter disciplinary scientific staff, Quality/Compliance, Global Procurement (GP) and other functional areas. This role provides an excellent opportunity to utilize both scientific and project management skills set to contribute to the advancement of our growing pipeline and exciting portfolio.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Key Responsbilities

•    Managing overall external project activities, including but not limited to drafting the Scope of Work (SOW) document, facilitating and/or leading project progress meetings with CTLs, follow ups, alliance management, issue resolution/escalations and complete project close out activities.
•    Establish and implement the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) model with our strategic and other partner CTLs.
•    Establishes and maintains relationships with CTLs, planning, forecasting, coordinates project work, lead initiatives, assisting with gathering pricing information, contracting, metrics tracking and smooth execution.
•    Ensures that CTLs follow applicable processes, SOPs and Quality Agreements. 
•    Liaise between technical teams, compliance and CTLs.
•    Reviews project needs, estimate resources, budget and facilitates need for external work. Make recommendations when appropriate to move external work to internally supported work streams or other analytical collaborators.
•    Seek to influence and drive changes to bring efficiencies and streamline processes.
•    Ensures compliance with and maintains required training in relevant and departmental SOPs, GMPs, safety, and other guidelines.

Environment

Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.

Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds

Able to work in non-traditional work environments.

Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.

May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.

Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

What you need

Education/Experience

  • Sr. Scientist: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 4+ years’)
  • OR Masters degree and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years’)
  • OR PhD 

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

•    Experience in working/managing CTLs, primarily in analytical support is preferred.
•    Thorough understanding of cGMP’s is strongly preferred.
•    Very good understanding of the drug development process and associated regulatory framework is essential.
•    Must be able to work with CTLs and influence multi-departmental initiatives, work independently and with minimal supervision.
•    Must be an effective communicator (oral and written) with good follow up skills and working with multiple stakeholders.
•    Excellent project management skills - facilitation, planning, managing, budgeting, and execution.
•    Great collaborator and be able to work very well in a team with multiple stakeholders.
•    Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) are essential.

Pay and benefits

$75,000 – $85,900 a year

Employer provided
How this compares

The salary range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $75,000.00–$85,900.00.

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-rewards

  • Medical, dental and vision plans

  • At least 120 hours PTO and 10 paid holidays

  • Paid parental leave

  • 401(k) retirement savings plan

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Tuition reimbursement

Where you'll work

New Brunswick, NJOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Working conditions

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · October 29, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 15% below the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$75,000 to $85,900 a year

Senior & Principal roles in New Jersey10 roles publishing pay

Middle half $83,750 to $100,000, median $92,500

Senior & Principal roles in the US63 roles publishing pay

Middle half $78,500 to $115,250, median $95,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$75,000—$85,900
New Jersey$83,750$92,500$100,000
All US$78,500$95,000$115,250

This role: Thermo Fisher Scientific's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 29, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Quality Control

The general path across 348 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Thermo Fisher's own promotion track.

  1. One step back

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Quality Inspector · Quality Control Inspector

    $61K median196 open
  2. This role

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Quality Control Inspector · Scientist, Quality Control

    $95K median91 open
  3. Next step

    Manager

    Often: Supervisor, Quality Control · Manager, Quality Control

    $113K median38 open
  4. Later

    Director

    Often: Associate Director, Quality Control · Senior Director, Quality Control

    $199K median23 open

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 19 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 3 linesLab testing and methods: 6 linesDocumentation and SOPs: 1 lineData and digital systems: 1 lineCollaboration and leadership: 8 linesGMPLab testingDocumentationData systemsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership8
  • Lab testing and methods6
  • GMP and compliance3
  • Documentation and SOPs1
  • Data and digital systems1

Regulatory intelligence

The rules behind this role

Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.

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  • Quality77 92%
  • Regulatory5 6%
  • Compliance & Safety2 2%

By level

  • Senior & Principal37 44%
  • Associate & Specialist23 27%
  • Manager21 25%
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