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Lead Service Support Representative

ThermoFisher Scientific

San Diego, CAJob$24–32/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$24–32/hr
Location
San Diego, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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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.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeExcelOutlookComputerized Maintenance Management SystemsPriority ManagementDeadline ManagementCustomer ServiceRelationship ManagementVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationIndependent WorkIssue ResolutionLaboratory EquipmentLaboratory OperationsLiftingPushingPullingStandingWalkingAttention to DetailData AccuracyInventory ManagementAsset TrackingSafety ProtocolsRegulatory ComplianceProblem Solving

Qualifications

High School Diploma4+ Years ExperienceWillingness to Wear PPE

Benefits

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

Full job description

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:

  • High School Diploma Required, 4+ years of experience in laboratory operations or customer service environment

  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and Outlook

  • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)

  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

  • Excellence in customer service and relationship management

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to work independently and proactively resolve issues

  • Knowledge of laboratory equipment and operations preferred

  • Physical ability to lift, push and pull up to 40 pounds

  • Willingness to wear required PPE (lab coats, safety glasses, etc.)

  • Ability to stand/walk for extended periods

  • Strong attention to detail and data accuracy

  • Experience with inventory management and asset tracking

  • Commitment to safety protocols and regulatory compliance

  • Demonstrated problem-solving abilities

  • Ability to escort vendors and coordinate service activities

  • 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:

  • 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 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
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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