Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are advancing life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, enhancing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to assist them. Our distributed team of over 100,000 colleagues provides an unmatched combination of brand new technologies, convenient purchasing, and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, such as Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are a research, development, and production site in Bremen, currently with about 500 employees, whose “high-end” measurement and analysis instruments (mass spectrometers) are used in research and science worldwide. Our innovative products in the fields of Life Sciences MS and Inorganic MS, as well as Trace Elemental Analysis, are among the top tier products globally in their respective markets.

Discover Impactful Work

Join our extraordinary team as a PhD Student as R&D Scientist (m/f/d) at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in Bremen, Germany. You will play a vital role in groundbreaking research that enhances data processing and analysis in the scientific community. We value innovation and strive for excellence, giving you the platform to transform your outstanding ideas into reality. The work is part of project FULLMAP (Fully integrated, autonomous & chemistry agnostic Materials Acceleration Platform for sustainable batteries) which is funded by the European Union.

A day in the Life

• Development of new analytical workflow for advanced characterization and testing of battery materials

• Setting up the instrument prototype regarding hardware and software

• Evaluation of the instrumental setup

• Improving data collection and data treatment of the instrumental setup

• Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports on project outcomes

• Present results to partners, e.g. project consortium, team members

• Publication of scientific results in international journals

• Collaboration in a multinational and multidisciplinary team of scientists in Bremen and worldwide

• Creation of the PhD thesis in collaboration with Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology (MEET) at the University of Münster on the topic of advanced characterization and testing of battery materials

Keys to Success

• Completed master’s degree in a technical or scientific field, e.g. chemistry or physics

• Knowledge of analytical instrumentation, preferably with knowledge in the areas of ICP-OES, ICP-MS or SIMS

• Programming and data evaluation skills in a major programming language or scripting language, e.g. python, C #, R would be preferred

• Eagerness to explore and embrace new AI tools and methodologies

• Good communication style

• Ability and experience to work independently in scientific projects

• Willingness to travel to project meetings or/and collaboration partners

• English language skills

What we offer:

• Employment with a forward-thinking organization

• Outstanding career and development prospects

• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits

• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement and innovation

If you are interested, please apply online with your CV and Motivation Letter including possible start date and salary expectations.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and chip in to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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, disability or any other legally protected status.

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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.