Senior Process Scientist

PetIQ • Richland I, NE

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About The Position

Provide technical leadership to product/process development and
commercialization projects which meet the company’s product initiatives or
strategic company goals; ensure compliance with regulatory standards and the
company’s procedures.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the principles and concepts of formulation, process engineering and/or pharmaceutical sciences is required.
• The ability to work independently, with limited direction, and understand and apply standard operation procedures (SOP), current good laboratory practices (cGLP) and current good manufacturing practices (cGMP).
• Good analytical skills and the ability to interpret scientific data from a variety of sources.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Superior accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in physical science (i.e. physics or chemistry), chemical engineering or closely allied life science discipline preferably combines with 5 or more years of prior experience in an R&D or production environment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of quality control procedures.
• Basic knowledge of supply chain, purchasing, materials, and/or manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to product/process development and commercialization activities for new products and modified existing products
• Supports the manufacture of new products and Pivotal/Registration lots for new products in the product/process development areas and the site manufacturing facilities
• Works on 3 to 5 concurrent projects and supports other projects as needed.
• Generate accurate data, following established procedures and practices.  Record, tabulate, summarize and report results to senior scientific staff.  Prepare Master Batch Records for Experimental, Pilot/Pivotal, scale-up and process development batches.
• Provides hands-on formulation design, development and optimization without guidance.  Execute stability studies as directed.  Perform scientific experimentation testing on new products in development.  Contribute to the development and documentation of new experimental approaches.
• Without guidance, supports effective problem solving, resolution, and implementation of process improvements in designated day-to-day operations and participate in large scope product/process development and improvement projects.
• Ensure compliance with current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, current  FDA/CVM requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP),  PetIQ policies and Quality Systems, and all applicable regulatory agencies as applicable to area of project development and work.
• Communicates effectively to senior scientific staff and the wider development team and presents data at team meetings and departmental technical meetings when asked.

What This Job Offers

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