Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Our Employer Value Proposition

At Thermo Fisher Scientific ANZ, our mission is more than what we do, it is what connects us. Every day, our people help enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer, creating a sense of purpose that extends beyond individual roles.​

We believe great careers are built in environments where people feel connected, supported and empowered to reach their potential. Our culture of belonging, wellbeing and continuous growth, enables our people to build rewarding careers while making a meaningful impact. Backed by the scale of a global organization and the connection of a local team, Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia & New Zealand is a place to Belong, Thrive and Grow.​

 

Belong: We foster an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, valued and empowered to contribute.

  • A workplace built on four core values: Involvement, Intensity, Innovation and Integrity​
  • WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality recognition​
  • Employee-led Business Resource Groups, including Health &Wellbeing, Disabilities, Pride+, and Generation Connect​
  • ANZ Belonging & Inclusion Committee​
  • Active Reconciliation Action Plan and cultural awareness training​
  • Strong CSR commitment through community partnerships and sustainability initiatives​
  • Matched giving to support community organizations and charitable causes​
  • Eight hours of paid volunteering leave each year to support local communities​
  • Peer recognition programs​

 

Thrive: We support our people to perform at their best, professionally and personally.

  • Access to the latest technology, digital tools, and AI-enabled productivity solutions​
  • Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid working options (role permitting)​
  • Paid parental leave with a dedicated return-to-work ramp-up program​
  • Full-day paid birthday leave​
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)offering mental health coaching and support for you and your immediate family​
  • ANZ Health @ Work Hub providing access to thousands of health and wellbeing tips, exercise programs, and recipes​
  • Strong safety culture supported by year-round health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives​
  • Continuous improvement culture,empowering employees to improve theway we work through Practical ProcessImprovement (PPI)​

 

Grow: We empower our people to shape careers that evolve with their aspirations.

  • "Own Your Career" philosophy, empowering employees to take ownership of their career journey​
  • Career conversations and regular feedback integrated into the annual performance and development cycle​
  • Investment in state-of-the-art learning resources and technology through CareerHub and SkillSoft​
  • Coaching and mentoring opportunities at the local, regional, and global levels​
  • Purposefully designed cross-functional career pathways​
  • Stretch assignments and secondment opportunities​
  • Internal mobility opportunities​

 

Our commitment to diversity & inclusion

Creating a diverse and inclusive, high performance culture involves everyone!  Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) at Thermo Fisher Scientific is integral to our growth strategy and aligns with our 4i Values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.  We are committed to creating a global environment that embraces and leverages the unique qualities and differences of every individual employee.

Embracing diversity through involvement

Our Diversity and Inclusion strategy is greatly enabled through the progress of our Business Resource Groups (BRGs). These groups bring together individuals with similar interests to improve the colleague experience as well as to support key initiatives. BRGs invite and embrace the many elements of diversity to promote learning, advancement and engagement.

Health and Wellbeing Business Resource Group

An integrated approach to enable our colleagues with tools and resources for holistic wellbeing by creating safe systems of work.

Women’s Business Resource Group

The Women's ERG is committed to fostering the advancement of women and building a corporate culture in which women employees are recruited, developed, retained, and promoted globally.

Generation Connect

Our goal is to create a collaborative and inclusive work environment where employees of all ages recognize knowledge in each other, share their perspectives and explore opportunities to grow​.

Pride+

Our mission is to empower and support LGBTQ+ employees, fostering an inclusive and affirming workplace that celebrates diversity. Pride+ strives to create a space where individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities can thrive and bring their authentic selves to work and contribute to the success of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s CSR strategy consists of three elements: our business, our employees and our giving. Our CSR strategy supports our responsibility to the global community, and starts with our mission: to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Reconciliation Action Plan

Thermo Fisher Scientific ANZ has received endorsement from Reconciliation Australia for our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, to be officially published later this year. ​We have already implemented several key initiatives in this space including the creation of a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) working group made up of colleague across the business, launched Cultural Awareness Training to all employees and have ongoing recognition and celebration of culturally significant events such as NAIDOC and Reconciliation Week.