Chemist II

Piramal Enterprises • Lexington, KY

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About The Position

The primary purpose of the role is to perform complex testing of raw materials, in-process and finished products, maintain and calibrate analytical instruments in compliance with cGMP standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, or other closely related scientific field
• Minimum 3+ year hands-on experience performing quality control work within a laboratory, proficiency with HPLC/GC analysis
• Previous experience working within cGMP guidelines
• Experience working with potent, cytotoxic materials and parenteral drug products preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform routine/non-routine testing, both wet chemistry and instrumental analysis, according to SOPs, testing methods, protocols, compendia (USP EP/JP) etc. with minimum supervision.
• Testing of raw materials, APIs, finished products, stability samples, and cleaning verification samples, etc.
• Proficient at HPLC/GC analysis
• Document laboratory work according to GDP, cGMPs, and SOPs
• Troubleshoot, calibrate and maintain instruments as required.
• Prepare and label laboratory reagents, reference standards, or solutions according to SOPs.
• Write SOP's, laboratory protocols and reports, memos and/or other interdepartmental correspondence
• Initiate and resolve laboratory investigations.
• Train and provide guidance to entry level QC personnel and be a subject matter expert in laboratory practices.
• Perform peer review of analytical documentation.
• Follow safety procedures when working in laboratory.
• Understand and comply with cGMPs and other regulations.
• Maintain the laboratory in an organized and neat manner.
• Purchasing of laboratory reagents and consumables.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees