Job Title: Quality Control Chemist

Job Description

The Quality Control Chemist will be responsible for conducting analytical testing of pharmaceutical products using a variety of wet chemistry techniques. This role involves joining the raw materials team to support the API group and collaborating with the QC lab team.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic chemical testing for multiple APIs and excipients.
• Conduct Compendial Wet Testing, identification testing using techniques such as FTIR and UV.
• Perform physical examinations, extractions, distillations, and basic chromatography such as TLC.
• Conduct incoming materials testing on plastics, glass, and rubber stoppers used in pharmaceutical drug production.
• Perform testing of current manufacturing materials to assist colleagues in more complex testing for alternate APIs and excipients.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry.
• Experience in a chemistry lab from academia, including pH, titrations, and pipetting techniques.
• Desire to pursue a career as a chemist in pharmaceuticals.
• Proficiency in HPLC, UV, IR, Titration, pH, wet chemistry, and GMP.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to learn and understand GMP documentation.
• Exposure to USP, which is valuable for future chemist opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry.

Work Environment

This is a modernized pharmaceutical lab space with significant investments in workflow enhancement. The lab houses over 200 individuals and operates on a 24/7 schedule. Safety is prioritized with strict adherence to GMP procedures. The workweek is Monday to Friday, first shift from 8 am to 4:30 pm, with occasional overtime. You may be asked to assist on the second shift based on business needs. Social distancing practices are in place, and managers follow a rotating schedule to limit on-site personnel.