Associate Application Administrator

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 Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Associate Application Administrator I and contribute to global health outcomes through our clinical research services. In this role,Provides implementation, operational and maintenance support for enterprise software applications. 

Fields and triages application-specific support issues.
 Executes change requests and qualifications.
 Maintains system documentation.
 Liaises with and assists senior staff and other internal groups for issue 
escalation.

Works on assignments that are semi-routine in nature but recognizes the need for 
occasional deviation from accepted practice.
Contacts are typically with individuals within own department and occasionally with 
contacts outside own organization. Contacts involve obtaining or providing 
information or data requiring some explanation or interpretation.

Qualifications: 
Education and Experience: 
High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Technical positions may require a certificate
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at 
least 0- 2 years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required 
knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years 
of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or 
making employment selection decisions.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 0- 2 years of experience in systems administration or equivalent combination of education and training
• Preferred Fields of Study: Computer Science or related field
• Technical certification may be required
• Proficiency with server administration and architecture (Windows Server, Linux)
• Knowledge of relational database concepts
• Experience with desktop operating systems and productivity applications (MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio)
• Strong problem-solving abilities to diagnose and resolve complex application issues
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate solution implementation across multiple groups
• Experience with laboratory information systems preferred
• Initiative to drive issue resolution to completion
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical skills quickly
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• May require occasional travel
• Must be able to work in office/laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological materials
• Physical requirements include ability to lift up to 25 pounds and work in various positions as needed