Sr Shipping Assistant
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Job Info

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Job Title: Logistics Coordinator

Job Description

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. At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. It's not just talk; our award-winning training programs speak for themselves.

We are seeking a dedicated Logistics Coordinator to oversee all logistics activities related to our R&D exporting site. This role involves leading both GMP and Non-GMP shipments, including but not limited to: drug substances, intermediates, drug products, equipment, excipients, reagents, analytical samples, and consumables. The successful candidate will support our Medicine Development & Supply (MDS) lines - Drug Substance Development (DSD), Drug Product Development (DPD), and Analytical Development (AD).

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with scientific shipping requestors to gather necessary information for shipping requests.
• Determine or contribute to customs value for cross-border shipments.
• Complete shipping requests using our central tool.
• Communicate effectively with our chosen courier to facilitate shipments.
• Prioritize shipments based on vitality.
• Develop and maintain a system to supervise shipping compliance and key MDS metrics.
• Document shipping issues in the central MDS shipping log and advance as necessary.
• Maintain comprehensive records of operational activities in compliance with GxP and audit expectations, including valuations evidence and temperature profiles.
• Stay updated on working practices through partnerships with the central RDMM shipping group and the customs/valuations group.
• Work with the quality & investigation team to ensure quality issues /deviations are understood, investigated, resolved promptly, and reported/actioned appropriately.

Basic Competencies:

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant industry and project management experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the R&D environment and GMP.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Self-starter who can work independently on daily tasks, identify issues, and resolve or escalate them.
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to professionally represent the company when interacting with external parties.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Keeps team members and senior staff/manager informed as the need arises.

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.'

Preferred Competency

• Previous logistics experience.
• Knowledge of Cross Border Shipping Compliance (HTS, Incoterms, Sanctions and Export Control, Importer of Record implications, Country of Origin determination, Licenses, etc.)

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!

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