I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2018
Interview
Received a HR phone screen and then a phone call with the summer coordinator along with the project leads. All project leads talked about their projects and what they expected out of you during the time. Then got to pick a couple of project leads that interested you the most.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Singapore) in May 2025
Interview
Good. Basically was checking my general interest towards the research and development field, and asked some of the basic backgroud information from my university education. Then gave me some brief overview of this job and what am I going to do.
Heard back very quickly after applying. Interviewers were friendly and questions were straightforward; went through two rounds of interviews with managers of teams that were accepting interns. Overall a very good experience!
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Carlsbad, CA) in Oct 2023
Interview
It was a phone interview. Asked basic questions on why ThermoFisher, my motivation for R&D, and some logistical and work visa questions. Overall, went very smoothly. The interview also began with a quick introduction of the company.
R&D Intern I applicants have rated the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D Intern I roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 R&D Intern I according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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