Chemist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Chemist

Type : Contract - 12 Months

Pay : $27.00-$32.00 / hr

Location : Minneapolis, MN

We are looking for a Chemist I - Exempt for a very important client.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Entry level role with responsibility for performing a variety of routine and non-routine tasks in a regulated laboratory environment in order to support, as well as help develop, pharmaceutical platforms. The chemist I will work in conformance with company policies and current Good Lab Practices (GLP), regulatory requirements and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements. Individuals will perform procedures for process / analysis, and assist their manager and peers with routine and non-routine Quality Control and Research procedures.

A Day in the Life

Complies with all quality system requirements

Performs preparation, collection, measurement and recordkeeping of samples

Documents test and data analysis results

Participates on cross-functional teams for continuous improvement activities

Communicates with team members to ensure schedule requirements are met

Applies knowledge of performed tasks to elucidate test method failures

Analyzes and deduces data and collates test results

Communicates priority and timeliness for completion of customer requests

Helps drive the team to meet business goals

Supports development area as needed / commercial QC release

Learns and understands the manufacturing organization that the lab supports

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Conducts exploratory research to produce new knowledge and potential products; conceives, organizes, promotes, and executes ideas and plans to increase chemistry's role in and contribution to the discovery and chemical approaches to meet exploratory objectives in product discovery. Develops research proposals to provide a technically and economically sound basis for developing and evaluating new or improved products, synthetic methods, processes, and analytical and physical testing techniques. Recommends utilization of the results or changes in the scope of work or termination of projects. SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM : Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and / or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University). DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy : Entrylevel individual contributor on a project or work team. Works with close supervision. Organizational Impact : Delivers work of limited scope, typically smaller, less complex projects or related activities. Innovation and Complexity : Identifies, defines and addresses problems that are not immediately evident but typically not difficult or complex. Makes minor changes in systems and processes to solve problems . Communication and Influence : Communicates primarily with internal contacts within immediate group. Contacts others to gather, confirm and convey information. Leadership and Talent Management : N / A job at this level is focused on selfdevelopment

The ideal candidate will possess the following :

Minimum requirements :

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology or related technical discipline with a 0 years of laboratory experience. The employee must be able to stand / sit / walk up to 8 hrs / day, perform experiments at bench height, perform light lifting / bending or stretching to support test apparatus setup or teardown, and use computer and phones to participate in meetings.

Nice to have :

General wet chemistry laboratory techniques and / or experience with liquid chromatography (UPLC / HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), dissolution (Apparatus 2, Apparatus 7), Karl Fischer, and FT-IR, UV-Vis. Experience with chromatography software (Empower). Microsoft Word and Excel skills. The ability to work in a laboratory with solvents and pharmaceutical substances. Solid technical ability, experience with equipment set up, and troubleshooting skills.

Required Knowledge and Experience : Requires broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education. Requires a University Degree, 0 years of experience required.

HM's Top 3 :

General wet chemistry

Experience with GMP / cGMP

Chromatography (HPLC / UPLC / GC)

Education Required : Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, or related technical discipline