Quality Scientist

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This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

Your Role:

Evaluate stable isotope products according to established protocols, provide technical support to others and perform operations in support of the group and department. Specific job duties include:

• Safely perform operations to meet quality expectations
• Ensure safety and quality throughout the process
• Assure you are adequately trained to perform tasks/assignments
• Perform multi-disciplined, established assays and/or unit operations, primarily those requiring a higher level of skill and knowledge involving stable isotope compounds

• Clean-up equipment and working areas during and after operations
• Handle chemical glassware, equipment, and hoses
• Complete the volume of work required to achieve group/departmental goals and meet deadlines
• Contribute to support functions of the lab (e.g., maintain equipment, prepare reagents, restock lab supplies, waste disposal)
• Communicate the status of operations and bring deviations to the attention of supervisor
• Provide complete and accurate records consistent with quality guidelines
• Ensure all applicable logbooks have been filled out completely as required by current procedures
• Interface with other departments as needed
• Participate as needed in quality audits
• Accurately perform procedures independently
• Identify problems and limitations of analysis
• Perform routine troubleshooting and miscellaneous duties or tasks as necessary
• Review of final assays and procedures
• Interface with external customers
• Generation and/or review of analytical method development and validations.
  • Ability to serve on committees to improve department, site or company performance
    • Committees may focus on safety, quality, inventory, output, costs, etc
  • In compliance with change control procedures, improve processes through application of scientific knowledge, experience, and principles
• Identify opportunities for process improvement
• Participate in process improvements under the guidance of a Supervisor
• Take the necessary action to resolve any unsafe conditions
• Develop improvement ideas, review impact of changes and document all work
  • Train personnel and act as a technical consultant as needed
  • Perform and interpret analytical evaluations of products and intermediates
  • Interpret data using NMR, HPLC, GC, and MS instruments
• Supply information based on experience and knowledge

Physical Attributes:

• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and push and pull heavy materials

 Who You Are:

 Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or other Life Science Discipline
• 7+ years of experience in an independent lab within a manufacturing or research enviroment

                       OR

• Master's degree in Chemistry, Biology, other Life Science Discipline
• 3+ years of experience in an independent lab within a manufacturing or research environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with GMP Method Validation and Method Transfer
• Knowledge of organic, inorganic, and gaseous chemistry
• The ability to troubleshoot chemical reactions and testing

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