Thermo Fisher Scientific interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 10%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 4%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%OtherOther
Interview search
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Thermo Fisher Scientific interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Thermo Fisher Scientific as 56.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Junior Data Analyst and Biostatistician rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Operations Technician and Assistant Scientist II roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Thermo Fisher Scientific takes an average of 33 days when considering 1,797 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Leadership Development Program had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Sr. Material Handler roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Thermo Fisher Scientific according to 1,797 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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