Company details

Waltham, MA

HEADCOUNT

10000+

ORG TYPE

Corporate

SECTOR

Healthcare & Life Sciences

WEBSITE

https://www.thermofisher.com/pt/en/home.html

About the company

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global life sciences company that sells lab instruments, consumables, diagnostics, and research services, and also runs major contract development and manufacturing and clinical research services through related business lines. Thermo Fisher Scientific supports customers ranging from universities and biotech startups to large pharmaceutical manufacturers and hospitals. The company operates across research, manufacturing, supply chain, field service, and corporate functions at a very large scale. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a public company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Locations and presence

Thermo Fisher Scientific has a worldwide footprint with major US hubs and a large network of manufacturing and operational sites across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Work setup varies heavily by role, with a mix of on-site manufacturing roles, hybrid corporate roles, and some remote roles depending on function and country.

Palpable Score

78.5

/ 100

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers many early-career entry points, including internships, co-ops, and rotational development programs across multiple functions and geographies. Learning support is a clear strength thanks to structured rotations, formal mentorship references, and internal learning platforms, while hiring consistency and feedback expectations are less uniform across such a large organisation. Pay transparency and outcomes are solid in many markets, but not consistently easy to compare across all teams and countries.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

18.0

/ 20

The company runs a dedicated Students & New Graduates pipeline that includes internships, co-ops, and full-time early talent roles rather than relying on occasional junior openings.

Thermo Fisher Scientific publishes multiple rotational leadership development programs for undergraduates and graduates, giving graduates a structured “first job” pathway beyond standard entry-level roles.

The company also hires heavily at experienced levels across specialist and operational roles, so early-career hiring is extensive but not the majority of total hiring.

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Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company has large volumes of candidate-reported interview data that repeatedly describes a multi-stage process (screening, one-on-ones or panels, and role-relevant tests for some roles), which signals a baseline structure.

Thermo Fisher Scientific publishes candidate-facing content about the hiring experience and highlights communication through the process, which helps set expectations for applicants.

The company still shows wide variation by job family and location, and public evidence of consistent timelines and guaranteed feedback policies is limited.

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Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

17.0

/ 20

The company describes rotational programs as resourced with mentorship and training, including two-year rotational tracks that move early-career hires across locations and functions.

Thermo Fisher Scientific outlines an internship and co-op experience that includes hands-on work, career development sessions, and networking with experts and senior leaders.

The company also describes internal learning infrastructure (including an AI-driven learning platform and career-development tooling), but onboarding quality for non-program entry-level hires is less clearly standardised in public materials.

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Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

15.0

/ 20

The company posts salary ranges on a meaningful share of roles in pay-transparency locations, including internships and some early-career-friendly roles, which helps candidates benchmark before applying.

Thermo Fisher Scientific advertises stable employment with broad benefits, including tuition reimbursement and disability coverage, which reduces early-career financial risk versus short contracts.

The company does not publish pay ranges consistently across all geographies and job families, so early-career candidates still face uneven visibility depending on location.

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Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

15.5

/ 20

The company states that alumni of multi-year rotational programs have gone on to hold a wide range of roles across the company, including senior leadership positions, which is a strong progression signal for early-career program entrants.

Thermo Fisher Scientific reports targeted “first-year” talent roadmaps for associate populations that reduced turnover and improved engagement at manufacturing and distribution facilities, which is a concrete outcomes indicator.

The company’s public employee sentiment is mixed across locations, with a mid-range overall rating at a global level and notably higher ratings in some hubs, and Thermo Fisher Scientific does not publish promotion rates or early-career cohort outcomes in a way candidates can compare paths.

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Useful links & resources

Students & New Graduates at Thermo Fisher Scientific Undergraduate Leadership Development Programs Early Career Opportunities