Chemical Analyst

Role context

Laboratory operations and testing

• Maintain calibration and equipment maintenance schedules for analytical chemistry equipment.
• Initiate out-of-specification laboratory investigations, involving the Senior Analyst or Laboratory Team Leader when needed.
• Follow validated methods and approved laboratory techniques, and perform routine calculations.
• Perform analytical testing for routine in-process analysis and finished products.
• Support requested testing, project work, and scheduled analytical chemistry method validations.
• Maintain operational equipment in a validated state and perform physical laboratory testing when required.

Quality, data, and compliance

• Collect and trend data, report trends to the Senior Analyst or Laboratory Team Leader, and maintain laboratory metrics.
• Use SAP to facilitate product release.
• Dispose of waste according to EHS guidelines and comply with GMP and EHS requirements.
• Adhere to legal, corporate, and site legislation.
• Identify and deliver continuous-improvement opportunities across the site.

Key requirements

• Successful participation in a quality system in a complex, regulated manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to data management and data-set interpretation.
• Excellent written skills, including authorship of technical reports and quality documents such as specifications and procedures.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt to change, and communicate effectively across functions.
• Knowledge of ISO standards and FDA regulations; knowledge of continuous-improvement and quality-assurance methods and techniques.
• Ability to coach and mentor laboratory technicians.
• Broad knowledge of operational procedures and tools, typically gained through extensive work experience; vocational or technical education may be required.

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