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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Group Leader, Labs

13 January 2026

Full-Time Kansas City

Department

Health & Biotech

Job Category

Health & Biotech

Description

As a Group Leader, you will provide management and direction to remote laboratory staff at client sites and provide administrative resources for employee activities and needs. You will spend a significant amount of time assisting in the recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of new staff to select the best possible candidates and achieve a fast, seamless transition to efficiency.

The Group Leader will be responsible for ensuring staff responsiveness and overall client satisfaction. You will meet regularly with client contacts to monitor the technical performance of staff and their project timeliness, as well as build close customer relationships. Considerable flexibility will be required to meet client expectations and management needs with employees working in different U.S time zones.

Qualifications

  • Group Leader requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Material Science, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology or similar along with:
  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 8+years’)
  • OR Masters degree and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 6+ years’)
  • OR PhD and previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable 3+ years’)
  • Proven experience working with external clients and customers

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