Chemical Technician (Inorganic Spectroscopy) - Whitehouse, NJ

VetJobs • Whitehouse, NJ

5d • $30 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is seeking a Chemical Technician III to join its Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals team in Whitehouse, New Jersey, within the Inorganic Spectroscopy team. Intertek Pharmaceutical Services is a cGMP contract testing and analytical research and development laboratory that works with pharmaceutical companies to support the development and testing of pharmaceutical products. The team uses ICP-OES and ICP-MS instrumentation for pharmaceutical product testing and release.

The role performs routine inorganic spectroscopy analyses independently and more complex analyses, including method development and validation, under supervision. The technician maintains and calibrates laboratory equipment, prepares samples and solutions, collects and processes data, documents results, authors reports, and supports laboratory operations and quality assurance. The position involves collaboration with colleagues and compliance with company and client procedures, safety policies, and government regulations.

The schedule is business hours, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM, with no travel. The role is on-site in Whitehouse, New Jersey. The base wage is $30–$35 per hour. Intertek describes the environment as fast-paced and flexible and offers coaching, feedback, training, and career-growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific field.
• Knowledge of analytical chemistry for inorganic analysis.
• Three years of related industry experience in an analytical laboratory, including hands-on experience with ICP-OES and ICP-MS instrumentation.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety precautions and protocols for safe handling and disposal of hazardous agents, reagents, chemicals, and materials.
• Organization, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate technical and business information orally and in writing to coworkers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and vendors.
• Intermediate mathematical skills, including algebraic functions; statistics such as mean, median, standard deviation, variance, and probability; basic geometry and area and volume calculations; and use of scientific calculators.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work varied and extended hours or days as business dictates.
• Ability to regularly lift, carry, or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb stairs.
• Ability to perform laboratory bench work that may require standing for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with microwave, open-vessel reflux, and heat-block digestions.
• Hands-on experience with Masshunter and Qterga software programs.
• Hands-on experience following USP <232>, USP <233>, and ICH Q3D R2.
• Experience with compendial testing following USP, EP, or JP.
• GPC knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine spectroscopy analyses independently according to written methods or protocols.
• Perform more complex analyses under supervision, including method development and method validation studies.
• Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment, including spectroscopy systems.
• Use data systems to collect and process data.
• Author reports for routine analyses independently and contribute to reports for complex studies under supervision.
• Follow current procedures and regulations as directed by senior staff and management.
• Document procedures, observations, and results in notebooks.
• Prepare standards, solutions, and samples using a variety of techniques.
• Measure, collect, and record test data according to written procedures.
• Perform basic calculations.
• Perform tasks essential to laboratory maintenance, operation, and quality assurance.
• Collaborate with colleagues on laboratory techniques, sample preparation, instrumentation, data analysis, documentation, and safety.
• Ensure compliance with company and client SOPs, protocols, safety policies, methods, other procedures, and applicable government rules and regulations.
• Use computer systems and software, including Microsoft Office applications and data acquisition programs, to acquire and document results.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Vacation and sick time (PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Coaching, feedback, on-site and off-site training, and career-growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level