Florence Pethick

Florence Pethick possesses extensive experience in technical applications and leadership within the life sciences sector. Currently serving as Director of Field Applications Scientists at Thermo Fisher Scientific from September 2022 to February 2025, Florence leads an organization of approximately 70 individuals and manages 7 people leaders across EMEA and North America. Previous roles include Senior Manager of Technical Applications for the Genetic Sciences Group and Priority Support at Thermo Fisher Scientific, along with positions at Life Technologies including Senior Manager of Technical Applications for qPCR and Field Applications Scientist. Early career experience includes a Research Associate role at the University of Strathclyde. Florence holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Microbiology from Moredun Research Institute and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biological Sciences with a focus on Microbiology and Infection from The University of Edinburgh.