Thermo Fisher's new Ogden plant to hire up to 450

Ogden will be the site of a $44 million assembly and manufacturing facility expected to have as many as 450 employees by next year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a Massachusetts-based scientific instrument manufacturer, will have the facility operational in September at the Business Depot Ogden industrial business park.

The announcement about the facility was made recently by Ogden City officials. The 55,000-square-foot facility will include 20,000 square feet of clean room space for bioprocess container assembly and chamber manufacturing.

The company manufactures single-use bioprocess containers, which hold liquids used in the manufacturing process for COVID-19 vaccines and other therapeutics.

“We are so excited that Thermo Fisher has decided to locate and invest in Ogden,” said Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell. “This is really another great win for our community’s economic and employment growth, continuing our positive momentum as more discover that Ogden is the perfect place for business.”

The company is hiring employees, providing transportation, and training employees at its Logan site. Details are at jobs.thermofisher.com.

“Thermo Fisher Scientific is excited to partner with the City of Ogden, the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce, and the Business Depot Ogden to bring our new site to the Ogden area,” said Caleb Jones, the company’s associate director of operations and site leader in Ogden.

“In Cache Valley we employ over 1,600 employees who work to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer each day. As we expand into the Ogden area, we are looking forward to bringing new talent to our organization that can help fulfil our company mission.”

Publicly traded Thermo Fisher Scientific has annual revenue of over $30 billion and more than 80,000 employees worldwide. Its brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon.

Thermo Fisher Scientific will join more than 130 businesses and 6,500 employees at Business Depot Ogden, which occupies 1,118 acres that contain over 12.5 million square feet of warehousing, manufacturing and office space, with an additional 225 acres available for new development.