Scientist, Sustainability - Client dedicatedThermo Fisher Scientific • Ware, England, United Kingdom

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Scientist, Sustainability - Client dedicated

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Ware, England, United Kingdom

Ware, England, United Kingdom

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*Work Schedule* Standard (Mon-Fri)*Environmental Conditions* Laboratory Setting*Job Description* *Sustainability-Focused Packaging Development Scientist, 12 month FTC* This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in Ware, UK for an initial 12 month fixed term contract. 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. Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits. *Job Purpose* The Sustainability-Focused Packaging Development Scientist is responsible for delivering technical, quality, and sustainability assessments of innovative packaging materials and container closure systems. The role supports the development, evaluation, and implementation of PVC-free blister materials, sustainable packaging designs, and sustainability footprint assessments across oral solid dose and sterile drug products. This position provides hands-on experimental, analytical, and cross-functional support to various teams to ensure packaging solutions meet agreed design briefs, regulatory standards, and sustainability objective. Responsibilities: * Lead the technical and quality evaluation of PVC-free blister base and lidding materials, supporting material selection, testing, reporting, and technology transfer to manufacturing sites. * Conduct sample preparation, Seal integrity testing, Push-through force testing and visual inspections of materials and laise with external vendors on outsourced testing * Assess and develop innovative, sustainability-focused packaging designs for oral and sterile products, applying experimental testing and modelling tools * Conduct packaging sustainability evaluations using the Product Footprint Calculation Tool (PFCT), calculating carbon impacts and supporting project teams in making data-driven decisions. * Ensure accurate experimental documentation, regulatory and quality compliance, and provide technical support across development, stability, and packaging activities. *Qualifications & Experience* *Education* * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a scientific disciple such as Packaging Science, Materials Science, Sustainability, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related fields *Experience* * Practical laboratory experience is essential * Experience with experimental design and technical reporting required * Experience/Key interest in Sustainability is highly preferred * Relevant experience in a similar role is advantageous including experience with carbon footprint assessments or sustainability metric *Skills/Competencies* * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Strong cross-functional communication skills * Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver against project timelines * High attention to detail and documentation rigor * Proactive and flexible mindset * Fluency in English * Ability to work on site in Ware, UK *Benefits* We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, 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! Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000 colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued. *Apply today! * 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

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