
Lead Service Support Representative
San Diego, CAJob$24–32/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Lead Service Support Representative coordinates laboratory services for scientific research, serving as the primary liaison among customers, service vendors, and internal teams. The role manages work orders, service scheduling, asset records, and improvement initiatives. It requires a high school diploma and at least four years of experience in laboratory operations or customer service, with strong Microsoft Office skills and a focus on accurate, responsive service.
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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
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.
DESCRIPTION:
Join our team as a Lead Service Support Representative at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll coordinate essential laboratory services for scientific research. In this key role, you'll serve as the primary liaison between our customers, service vendors, and internal teams, ensuring effective delivery of critical laboratory support services. You'll manage work order processing, coordinate service scheduling, maintain accurate asset records, and implement improvement initiatives. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to scientific research while developing your career with an organization committed to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
REQUIREMENTS:
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High School Diploma Required, 4+ years of experience in laboratory operations or customer service environment
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Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and Outlook
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Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)
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Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
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Excellence in customer service and relationship management
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Strong verbal and written communication skills
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Ability to work independently and proactively resolve issues
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Knowledge of laboratory equipment and operations preferred
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Physical ability to lift, push and pull up to 40 pounds
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Willingness to wear required PPE (lab coats, safety glasses, etc.)
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Ability to stand/walk for extended periods
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Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
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Experience with inventory management and asset tracking
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Commitment to safety protocols and regulatory compliance
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Demonstrated problem-solving abilities
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Ability to escort vendors and coordinate service activities
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Support company values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $24.00–$32.00.
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:
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A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
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Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
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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
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Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
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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 75,482 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24–32/hr
- California median$19–20/hr4,273 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr33,337 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28/hr, is 44% above the California median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Customer Service hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 5,207 open Customer Service jobs in California and 75,482 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — more than three in four Customer Service postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 9,487 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 13,724 of the 75,482 open Customer Service jobs (18%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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