Chemist II

Summary:

This individual is responsible for independently performing routine tasks in the QC laboratory with supervision.

Essential Duties:

• Work in a safe manner in accordance with site procedures.
• Perform incoming raw material sampling and testing, component inspection, in-process analyses, finished product release testing and stability testing.
• Maintain the laboratory in accordance with SOPs.
• Calibrate, operate and maintain analytical instrumentation for product testing, including routine preventive maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Write, revise and review Standard Operating Procedures, Material Specifications, Forms, Protocols and Reports.

• Understand basic analytical techniques and execute tasks below under supervision or under the direction of a test method, standard operating procedure, or a protocol. 

• • HPLC
  • UV/Vis
  • FTIR
  • GC
  • Nasal Spray testing

• Develop method validation knowledge.
• Develop instrument qualification knowledge.
• Good understanding of cGMPs.
• Develop investigative skills for OOS, OOT and aberrant result laboratory investigations.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Recommend and implement, as required, innovative approaches to problem solving.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Able to multitask and adjust priorities in response to changing conditions and schedules.
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Maintain proper social etiquette and self-control when dealing with stressful situations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field with at least 3 years pharmaceutical industry experience
• Master’s degree in Chemistry or related field with at least 1 year pharmaceutical industry experience
• PhD in Chemistry or related field
• Qualified to work with controlled substances