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ThermoFisher Scientific Data Engineer in Waltham, Massachusetts
Work Schedule
Standard Office Hours (40/wk)
Environmental Conditions
Office
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.
Digital transformation is a cornerstone of the continued development and expansion of Thermo Fisher’s global network of drug substance manufacturing sites. Our aim is to integrate best-in-class real-time data collection, visualization, and analytics into standard manufacturing workflows in each facility.
This role will take on responsibility for building, validating, and maintaining GxP data acquisition, analytics, and visualization solutions for use cases across the Biologics (BIO) business unit (BU). You will liaise with process SMEs in Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) to define specific product and user requirements, build SQL queries and parameter logic within Discoverant, and work with IT and CSV to validate changes per a formal Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) business process to deliver software solutions for efficient execution of Continued Process Verification (CPV) and routine process monitoring activities. You will also be able to take initiative to investigate feasibility of new tools and platforms to further streamline and enhance data analytics use cases across the network.
As part of the global Biologics Strategy and PMO group you will have the opportunity to work with various departments at all the manufacturing and development sites in the network. As such, the successful candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who is able to work independently, remotely, and outside normal business hours with internal and external customers across multiple time zones in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive the execution and adoption of theprocessdataanalytics(PA)technologies and capabilitiesfor the Biologics(BIO)business unit(BU).
Build and maintainDiscoverantproduct hierarchies for global BIO programs according to standard best practices formanufacturingprocessmodelling and nomenclature under a formal SDLC change control process.
Partner with global and site MSAT tobuild and deliver user requirementsandstreamline the execution of Continued Process Verification (CPV),routine process monitoring, and external data sharingactivitiesthrough usage ofDiscoverant.
Develop and integratedatavisualizationsolutionsinto existingMSAT workflows includingmanufacturingprocess and materialgenealogyuse cases.
Work collaboratively to engage site leadership and technical SMEs to advanceprograms related toglobalprocess analytics.
Liaise withGlobal IT, Computerized Systems Validation (CSV), and Data Engineering and Process Analytics (DEPA) toadhere toDiscoverantplatform-level best practices and proceduresand provide input for future system enhancements and upgrades.
Investigate the applicability ofadvanced analytical tools such asreal-time multivariateprocess modelling orprocess knowledge managementfor improving development and manufacturing.
Support or lead projects related to Pharma 4.0,AI/ML,and other digital transformation initiatives for the BIO BU.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Key Skills / Experience:
Experiencebuilding and configuring process analytics data management systemssuch as Skyland PIMS,BIOVIADiscoverant, orTIBCOStatistica.
Experiencewith systems integration,building SQL queries against relational databases for applicationscommonly used in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilitiessuch aslaboratory information management systems(LIMS), enterprise resource planning(ERP)systems,manufacturing execution systems(MES), distributed control systems(DCS), process data historian systems(AVEVA PI).
Experienceworking withstatistical analytics platforms(JMP/Minitab/R),datavisualization applications (Power BI,Tableau, Spotfire)orprogramming languages (Python, Visual Basic, HTML/CSS) is a plus.
Strong working knowledge ofStatistical Process Control (SPC),Continued Process Verification (CPV), and basic statisticstools and methodologiesis a plus.
Working knowledge of the overallBiologics development and manufacturing process.
Experience working in acGMPSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC)environment.
Ability to work in a matrix management system and influence and negotiate collaboratively with others without direct authority.
Strongproject management skills with proven ability toindependentlymanage multiplemilestones flexiblyin an environment where priorities may change at short notice.
Experienced with writingquality-controlledcomputerized systems design documents,policydocumentsand SOPs.
Experienced in participating and leading process improvement and PPI Kaizen projectsincluding the application of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
Ability to work independently with minimal daily supervision.
Ability to work outside normal business hours on a semi-regular basistoconnect with colleagues in U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific time zones.
Qualifications & Exp e rience * :*
Bachelor’sDegree inComputerScience, Chemical Engineering, or STEM related discipline
3+ years ofComputerized Systems Engineering,DataEngineering, orDataAnalyticsexperience in a biopharmaceutical GMP manufacturing environment.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $66,000.00–$99,000.00.
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
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.