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Senior Scientist – Quality Control

ThermoFisher Scientific

Boston, MAFull-time$95–100K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$95–100K/yr
Location
Boston, MA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Scientist – Quality Control performs and reviews laboratory testing for a customer-site role in Boston. The work includes in-process, release, and stability testing, maintaining records under cGMP/GDP expectations, and supporting method validation, transfer, troubleshooting, and compliance activities. The position requires a science degree or an alternative education-and-experience path, relevant laboratory knowledge, and authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

cGMP Concepts, requiredLaboratory Equipment, nice to haveHPLC, nice to haveGC, nice to haveKarl Fischer, nice to haveDissolution, nice to haveTOC, nice to haveUV, nice to haveIR, nice to havepH Meter, nice to haveBalance, nice to haveChromatography, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveOral Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveLifting 25 Pounds, nice to havePrioritization, nice to haveMultitasking, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Lab Sciences or Similar, requiredBachelor's+4, Master's+2 or PhD, requiredGMP Pharmaceutical Industry Experience, requiredU.S. Work Authorization Without Sponsorship, requiredBackground Check and Drug Screening, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting

Job Description

Sr. Scientist – Quality Control

Shift: Full-Time; Monday – Friday; 8am-5pm EST

ONSITE:

This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in (Boston, MA). We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

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.

Our Laboratories Functional Service Partnership (FSP) team plays a direct role in advancing drug development by creating sustained groups of talent within our customers’ organizations to provide long-term support. Through this collaborative approach, our professionals bring their commitment to excellence, industry knowledge, and operational strength directly into customer environments, helping to enhance capabilities and advance the delivery of life-changing therapies.

Key responsibilities:

  • Perform in-process, release, and stability testing and/or review independently following established methodology, procedures and SOPs

  • Maintain accurate testing records and adhere to cGMP/GDP expectations

  • May participate in executing method validations and/or method transfers

  • Assist in troubleshooting of analytical methods with the assistance of manager when necessary

  • May participates in author and review of data, SOPs, analytical methods, protocols and reports

  • May participate in compliance related teams working towards the goal of continuous improvement.

  • Report OOT/OOS results and other deviations to area management.

  • Perform other laboratory duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar

  • 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Understands cGMP concepts and general practices - MUST HAVE

  • Knowledge of various complex laboratory equipment including HPLC, GC, KF, dissolution, TOC, UV, IR, pH meter, and balance

  • Knowledge and experience in chromatography, dissolution, and Karl Fisher

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Demonstrate good communication skills both oral and written.

  • A minimum of a Bachelor Degree in science or related discipline is required.

  • Typically requires 4 years of experience in GMP pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry

Working 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.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $95,000.00–$100,100.00.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,083 open Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$95–100K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$110–157K/yr124 salary ranges
  • US median$103–160K/yr1,041 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $98K, is 25% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($130K) — in the lowest quarter of Scientist salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 179 open Scientist jobs in Massachusetts and 2,083 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,577 postings).
Education
983 of the 2,083 open Scientist jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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