I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Wilmington, DE) in Jun 2025
Interview
Reached out to recruiter and was put in contact with talent acquisition for phone screen. Then have virtual interview with Thermo Fisher manager as well as line manager from client site. Went through and then had onsite panel interview with 10 people in different sections (4ish hours). Heard back morning after they liked me and wanted to send me the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Elaborate on experience and if systems align with the research they're doing.
Very technical-oriented interview, with only a few behavioral questions. Expect a lot of questions related to the job description. Not too difficult but be prepared for rapid fire chemistry questions.
Had two virtual interviews, around 30 minutes each. Basic behavioral questions with the usual “describe a situation where you overcame an obstacle” type questions. Talked through resume, felt rather low pressure.
I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Greenville, NC)
Interview
Generic star questions, just what you expect anywhere else. So I guess you should find the standard questions and have an answer for them. Other than that getting the interview wasn't hard
Thermo Fisher Scientific interviews FAQs
Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scientist roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 82 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thermo Fisher Scientific overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Scientist according to 82 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 1%
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