Chemist I

Medtronic • Fridley, MN

7d

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life 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) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 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.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 0 years relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology or related technical discipline
• General wet chemistry laboratory techniques and/or experience with liquid chromatography (UPLC/HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), dissolution (Apparatus 2 and 7), Karl Fischer, FT-IR, and 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees