Analytical Chemist
About The Position
TekWissen is recruiting for a client specializing in biotechnology product development services and serving the scientific community. The client supplies laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies, and services for healthcare, scientific research, safety, and education, and has approximately $40 billion in annual revenue. The position provides hands-on technical support for chromatography column manufacturing, packing, testing, and qualification. The work focuses on troubleshooting column performance problems, investigating manufacturing failures, optimizing packing parameters, and improving processes. The role collaborates with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and R&D to improve column performance, manufacturing reproducibility, and process efficiency. The posting lists the role as an onsite, 12-month temporary assignment in Sunnyvale, California.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry or Polymer Chemistry.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant industry experience in chromatography, process development, analytical development, or manufacturing technical support.
- Working knowledge of polymer chemistry, including chromatography resins, silica stationary phases, and surface chemistry.
- Understanding of chromatography principles, including peak resolution, retention, selectivity, column efficiency, flow rates, and backpressure.
- Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting chromatograms, experimental data, and manufacturing performance metrics.
- Experience conducting root cause investigations, troubleshooting technical problems, and implementing process improvements.
- Strong technical documentation skills, including preparation of investigation reports, SOPs, and work instructions.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to work hands-on with manufacturing personnel, laboratory equipment, and production processes.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Ion Chromatography (IC), or related chromatography systems.
- Experience troubleshooting chromatography columns, column packing processes, analytical instruments, or chromatographic performance issues.
- Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), JMP, or statistical data analysis tools.
- Experience working in GMP, ISO, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day technical troubleshooting support for chromatography column packing, testing, and qualification failures.
- Investigate chromatographic performance issues, including efficiency, peak asymmetry, resolution, retention, selectivity, backpressure, and flow behavior.
- Analyze chromatograms, pressure profiles, packing parameters, manufacturing records, and qualification data to identify root causes of column performance failures.
- Distinguish failures associated with column packing, equipment, hardware, testing conditions, stationary-phase properties, and manufacturing processes.
- Optimize column packing parameters, including packing pressure, flow rates, slurry conditions, equipment settings, and critical manufacturing variables.
- Design and execute experiments to improve column packing reproducibility, first-pass yield, and manufacturing process robustness.
- Apply knowledge of polymer chemistry, chromatography resins, silica materials, and surface chemistry to investigate material-related performance issues.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing Technicians, Subject Matter Experts, Engineering, Quality, and R&D teams to resolve technical and manufacturing challenges.
- Document technical investigations, experimental findings, root cause analyses, and recommendations for process improvements.
- Develop, review, and revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, troubleshooting guides, and manufacturing documentation.
- Support training of manufacturing personnel on troubleshooting techniques, process improvements, and updated manufacturing procedures.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance column quality, process reliability, and production efficiency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
