QC Analytical Chemist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Purpose and Objectives

The Analytical Chemist job duties consist of the technical aspects of the department in support of directions from the QC Analytical Lab Supervisor and the Quality Operations Manager. He / She is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance to FDA Guidelines (DSHEA), customer requirements, and departmental function. The primary responsibility is to develop and validate analytical methods for various dietary finished product matrixes and train analysts and chemists. He / She will support analytical testing of incoming raw materials, in-process samples, stability, and finished goods within the QC Laboratory.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinate the testing of raw materials and finished goods with outside labs when required, and allocate results of said testing to the necessary persons.
• Develop and perform analytical methods based on adaptations of USP, AOAC, NSF, or other industrial resources.
• Write SOPs and methods to meet cGMP’s and GLP.
• Validate and qualify laboratory methods including writing of protocols and reports.
• Train chemists and analysts on laboratory methods & procedures when requested.
• Assist and supervise incoming raw materials and finished product analytical analysis.
• Perform daily testing of incoming samples using wet chemical and instrumental techniques, as needed.
• Maintain and record analytical data within prescribed notebooks.
• Compile analytical testing data and issue testing justification documentation.
• Compile lab results and issue completed worksheets for final review.
• Prepare various laboratory reagents as required for daily operations.
• Order and stock all lab supplies required for operation while keeping cost down through effective sourcing and purchasing.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of all QC logbooks and binders.
• Provide peer review of other chemists’ work as needed.
• Ensure that the QC lab is kept in good repair.
• Communicate issues and non-conformances to the QC Analytical Lab Supervisor and Quality Operations Manager immediately.
• Conduct Lab Investigations for all unexpected results.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Supervisory Responsibility

Working Conditions

Minimum Qualifications

Success Factors

Benefits