Thermo Fisher Scientific Research Scientist interview experience

The first stage was a fairly standard HR screening to check whether I fit their requirements. The second stage shifted to scenario-based questions with two hiring managers, and the difficulty jumped noticeably.

What threw me off was the way the scenarios assumed deep familiarity with the role even though I hadn’t been in that position yet. I remember walking through my reasoning, but I also kept thinking it was hard to know everything they were trying to evaluate without actually living the job first. The overall experience left me feeling challenged more than uncertain—I could tell they