Lab Application Scientist, Environmental and Food Safety LCMS

Aimlroles; Bannockburn (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Vision plan

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

PTO + holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

ESPP stock purchase

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Bannockburn, IL is seeking a Lab Application Scientist, Environmental and Food Safety LCMS. The role focuses on delivering expert analytical support using LC-MS, developing methods, and optimizing applications for environmental and food safety analyses.

Responsibilities include product demonstrations, data interpretation, cross-functional collaboration, and scientific guidance to customers and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related scientific field
• 2-3 years hands-on experience with chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments, software, data analysis, and techniques
• Experience in Environmental and Food Safety chemical analysis, preferred
• Chromatography method development experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct product demonstrations to customers on instrument use, features, and best practices; communicate customer feedback to product teams.
• Manage the demo process from qualification to report and evaluation with the customer; ensure alignment with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to customize applications and methodologies; troubleshoot and interpret data.
• Deliver technical presentations to highlight capabilities and benefits of solutions to diverse audiences.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with marketing and sales to support the complete demo process.
• Provide scientific support to customers and internal teams; stay updated on literature and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Product demonstrations

Application optimization

Technical presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Customer-focused communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field

Tools

LC-MS instruments

Chromatography software

Mass spec data analysis

Method development

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Laboratory Setting, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials

Job Description

Lab Application Scientist, Environmental and Food Safety LCMS

R-01370219

Site based role in Bannockburn, IL

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will 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 Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry business develops and manufactures leading-edge instruments, consumables, and software solutions for customers working in the analytical sciences (routine testing markets) and scientific research. We play a crucial role in various scientific fields, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, forensics, environmental analysis, and biochemistry, among others.

How will you make an impact?

The role of a Lab Scientist, Applications to provide scientific expertise and support to customers, sales teams, and internal partners within CMD (Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Division) to resolve complex analytical challenges by utilizing chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques.

What will you do?

• Product Demonstrations: Conduct product demonstrations to customers on the accurate use, product features, functionality, application of instruments and software, and best practices. Understand customer’s motivation, success criteria and pain points and be able to effectively communicate customer feedback to the product development team regarding customer needs, product performance, and potential improvements.
• Understand the critical steps in the demo process and how to address them, including:
  • Pre-Demo Qualification
  • Demo Qualification
  • Internal alignment
  • Demo agreement with customer
  • Demo report
  • Demo result evaluation with customer
  • Demo result evaluation with customer
  • Internal demo evaluation
• Application Optimization: Collaborate with customers and internal teams to customize applications and methodologies. This includes troubleshooting, method development, and data interpretation. May be responsible for collecting data from customer experiments or field trials, analyzing the data using statistical methods, and providing insights or recommendations based on the findings. They should be able to interpret scientific data accurately and communicate the results effectively. Occasionally helps to resolve and/or escalates customer issues & complaints.
• Technical Presentations: Deliver presentations to highlight the capabilities and benefits of solutions for various application. Effectively communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Drive Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with internal teams, including marketing and sales, to support strategic execution of the entire demo process.
• Scientific Support: Stay informed about the latest scientific literature, methodologies, and regulatory requirements. Acts as a trusted expert to our customers to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty which contributes to the overall success of the business. Provide scientific support and counsel to internal teams and customers and identify improvement opportunities.

How will you get here?

Education

• A bachelor’s degree (or higher) in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related scientific field and/or equivalent work experience.

Experience

• 2-3 years of hands‑on technical experience with chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments, software, data analysis, and techniques.
• Experience in Environmental and Food Safety chemical analysis, preferred
• Chromatography method development experience, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills to foster creativity and contribute to the team's success.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot technical issues and provide guidance on product usage and optimization.
• Persuasive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• This position may require up to 25% travel.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $75,800.00–$113,600.00.

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