Quality Control Chemist

Job Description

Quality Control Chemist

Location : Lincolnshire, IL - Onsite

Contract : 3 months contract duration with potential for extensions

Shift : Full time, Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

Automated Systems, Inc. is recruiting for a Quality Control Chemist with a minimum of 4+ years’ relevant experience to join the team of one of our pharmaceutical manufacturing clients located in Lincolnshire, IL. The Quality Control Chemist will perform method development and method transfer testing. In this role, you will be conducting a variety of wet chemistry and analytical chemistry techniques on raw materials, stability, and finished products. This testing includes instrumental analysis such as HPLC, UPLC, GC, IC, ICP-MS, UV-VIS and FTIR as well as wet chemistry such as titrations, LOD and chemical identification tests.

Job Role Responsibilities :

• Performs analytical and wet chemistry testing as required in compliance with cGMP / cGLP requirements, compendia standards, and internal procedures
• Ensures testing is properly conducted and documented for all performed activities with emphasis on data integrity
• Prepares test solutions, volumetric solutions, and samples used in analysis
• Performs assigned physical tests, chemical tests on raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished, and stability products in an FDA regulated lab environment
• Performs analysis with a practical understanding of the test procedure and instrument operation
• Performs QC related method validation and transfer activities
• Performs peer review and approval of raw data
• Performs laboratory analysis right first time, contemporaneous documentation, analyze and document the results
• Complies with all regulatory / in-house requirements may include but not be limited to safety, housekeeping, laboratory chemical waste, cGMP, documentation
• May write and review SOPs, Validation Protocols, Quality Protocols, Test Methods, and Specifications
• Maintains required level of training needed to perform a GMP task
• Calibrates and maintains lab equipment. Proactively ensure equipment is calibrated and maintained to minimize disruption to production schedules
• Notify manager immediately of nonconforming data or unexpected occurrences
• Conscientious with safety procedures and knowledgeable of hazardous waste procedures
• Train and mentor other chemists in standard and advanced laboratory techniques
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

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