R&D Scientist II, Food Safety

As a Food Safety Specialist (Scientist II) within our Microbiology Division you’ll be working in our R&D Team on the development of food safety products and workflows. You’ll work in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidance by senior team members/R&D Manager, to ensure work is carried out within schedule. 
 

You’ll be part of a team of employees who share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. 

Responsibilities: 

As a member of the Food Safety development team, you will be contributing to and leading aspects of Food Safety development projects, including: 

• Collaboratively planning projects in agreement with internal stakeholders to agreed specifications, 

• Compiling necessary project design control documentation, 

• Planning and performing food safety development project experiments in accordance with plan, 

• Proactively seeking solutions to mitigate risks that may impact project work/timelines,

• Executing project work in accordance with agreed schedules and budgets, 

• Producing and delivering progress reports in accordance with project timescale

The role is responsible for completing project and feasibility activities including but not limited to: 

• Leading implementation of new technologies within the food safety laboratory,

• Planning and conducting competitor benchmarking and post-market surveillance studies,

• Writing product IFUs and reviewing technical documents with an eye for detail.

• Rapidly identifying risks and mitigate effectively, seeking input from senior team members or manager appropriately,

• Co-ordinating validation (e.g. AOAC-RI PTM) of protocols for molecular products against ISO/USDA-FSIS/FDA-BAM standard methods and assisting remote troubleshooting where required,

• Demonstrating the ability to interpret large, complex datasets and make technical decisions, recognizing where support is required,

• Utilizing strong communication skills, including customer-facing technical writing, to present R&D project information to a range of audiences,

• Developing and demonstrating a clear understanding of the processes involved in food safety workflow development, 

• Developing and demonstrating a clear understanding of product design and suitability for end users, 

• Initiating ideas for new or improved products or processes with a customer-centric mindset, 

• Providing support to existing product portfolio through understanding of scientific principles, workflow optimization, and examination of new processes, 

• Understanding the performance metrics, safety metrics and practices for the team/department, 

• Maintaining laboratory notebooks to the appropriate standard, 

• Providing product training to internal and external customers, and advanced technical training to peers and technical stakeholders, 

• Actively engaging in regular performance and development conversations and acting on feedback as appropriate, 

• Fulfilling the responsibilities of the position as defined in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Health, Safety and Environmental policies and associated Codes of Practice and actively promoting Health and Safety awareness,