What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analytical and Formulation Chemist position at Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc.?
Job Title : Analytical and Formulations Chemist
Essential Requirements : GraduateDegree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or material sciences. Experience in analytical, formulation, and synthetic chemistry
Responsibilities :
- Sampling and testing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products using current pharmacopoeias, any associated ‘wet’ chemistry and instrumental techniques (HPLC, IR, UV), as appropriate
- Designing and executing complex studies on multivariate formulations
- Analyze results of experimental studies and write reports for both corporate records and regulatory bodies
- Providing reports, including analytical reports (for raw materials and finished products), Certificates of Analysis (CoA) (for finished products) and stability reports
- Knowledge of common formulation techniques and methodologies
- Stability testing of products for new formulations and ongoing stability trials, using physical (pH, viscosity) and instrumental (HPLC, UV) techniques as appropriate
- Developing and / or performing all formulation requirements on new formulas; includes creation of theoretical formulation, bench mix development, product description / formulation sheet, lab tests, stability testing / monitoring, color verification, etc.
- Writing analytical specifications using current pharmacopoeias and reviewing existing analytical specifications
- Assist in verification studies as required
- Participates in process improvement and product investigations
- Reformulate to improve existing products as needed
- Constructs experimental studies intended to provide supporting data or to resolve technical issues encountered during a project
- Produce “check batches” of problem batches for root cause analysis
- Calibrating analytical equipment as required
- Ensuring that procedures are carried out carefully and accurately to eliminate errors
- Ensuring good relations and communications with all members of the team and responding politely and in a timely fashion
- Ability to explain to explain analytical work and progress to other personnel or trainees present in the organization
- Observing and complying with company Health and Safety Policies
- Observing and complying with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Undertaking any other duties, either for this department or any other department within the business, which may be requested by the manager, for which training and / or an explanation has been provided and understood
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