Thermo Fisher

Thermo Fisher's hiring process for students and early-career candidates runs four stages: an online application (about five minutes), a recruiter screen by text, phone or video (15-60 minutes), a hiring-manager interview by phone, video or in person (30-60 minutes), and a final round with one to five members of the hiring team, on-site or by video. Four rounds means at least three separate live conversations before an offer - real calendar time to schedule around whatever else is running in the same recruiting season.

Thermo Fisher hires early-career talent through three tracks: internships open to students at any degree level, multi-year Leadership Development Programs (LDPs) for graduating seniors and postgraduates, and full-time Early Career Opportunities roles for new graduates entering directly.

• Internships: open to current undergraduate and graduate students at any degree level; length varies by location, from about three months up to a year
• Leadership Development Programs: five separate named, function-specific tracks rather than one general scheme - Operations (OLDP), Finance (FLDP), IT (ITLDP), General Management (GM GLDP) and HR (HR GLDP)
• Early Career Opportunities: full-time entry-level roles for new graduates at corporate offices and manufacturing sites worldwide

Five separate LDP tracks, each with its own eligibility and rotation structure, means the real decision for a graduating senior is which single function to commit to up front, not whether to apply to Thermo Fisher in general.

Thermo Fisher builds its early-career hiring around company-specific systems rather than generic rotations:

• PPI Business System: a named continuous-improvement methodology (Practical Process Improvement) with its own 8-Step Problem Solving process, and dedicated PPI Business System intern and specialist roles built around it
• Five-way LDP split: Operations, Finance, IT, General Management and HR each run as a distinct, separately named program rather than one general graduate scheme
• Scale: more than $40 billion in annual revenue (FY2025 results put the figure at $44.56 billion), among the largest employers in life sciences and diagnostics

A candidate weighing Thermo Fisher against other large life-sciences employers is comparing a named operating system and five distinct entry tracks against whatever more generic graduate scheme a peer offers - a structural difference, not just a size difference.

Yes. Thermo Fisher currently has 23 open internship and graduate roles on Jorb AI: summer internships, insight programs, graduate schemes, and early-career positions across Singapore and the United States. Postings update continuously as new roles are added and filled.

Thermo Fisher has open internship and graduate roles in Singapore and the United States. Specific offices and program structure (summer vs year-round, internship vs graduate scheme) vary by region; check individual postings for details.

Applications to Thermo Fisher go through the official careers site. Each role on this page links directly to the specific application. Thermo Fisher does not use third-party submission services.