Project Assistant Sr. Intern

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., we are dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As a Project Assistant Intern, you will be a key player in our mission, providing essential support to our project teams. This role is perfect for ambitious individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and are ready to contribute to world-class projects!

A day in the life:

• Completes review, coordination, and compilation of files and other materials, ensuring flawless distribution of project documents and supplies.
• Processes and tracks local regulatory, study-specific, or department documents with meticulous attention to detail.
• Performs file reviews, maintains correspondence files, and coordinates departmental records, ensuring timely analysis and reconciliation of project documents, metrics, and findings reports.
• Provides clarification and resolution of findings related to documentation, strictly adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Assists with translation materials and translation quality control upon request.
• Composes, copies, and distributes communications, reports, documents, and forms, and performs mass mailings and communications.
• Maintains vendor trackers and provides access to company, client, and vendor systems.
• Processes local payments for translations, EC/IEC, and other local vendors.
• Assists with ad-hoc project management activities, including producing reports and editing study plans.
• Coordinates team conference calls and completes and distributes meeting minutes from internal, client, and vendor meetings.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), organizational and client Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and protocol-related specifics through continuous professional development.
• Serves as a resource to the project team, ensuring audit-ready files and contributing to regulatory requirements and audit responses.
• Acts as a mentor for research and project teams, demonstrating the role of an experienced senior project assistant and assisting in training junior staff.
• Supports departmental leadership in determining training needs to ensure the successful implementation of project plans.

Start Date:This internship is set to begin on either May 11th or June 15th, 2026 for a duration of 10-12 weeks – dependent upon student availability per academic calendars.

Compensation & Relocation:Our graduate internships offer an hourly rate between $21 - $28.75 dependent upon the location you are supporting (aligned to respective cost-of-living guidelines). Additionally, a relocation stipend is offered in the amount of $5,000 if necessary. Student must be located 50+ miles away from the physical location of the internship to be eligible for the relocation stipend.

How will you get here?
Graduate student completing a business degree between December 2026 and June 2027.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship (current or future) for employment visa status. Thermo Fisher does not offer employment in this position to holders of F-1, J-1, H-1, OPT, and CPT Visas for the purpose of obtaining practical experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Virginia is $22.50–$38.50.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards