What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Laboratory Specialist - Chemical Analysis position at Element Staffing Services?
At Element Staffing Services, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Laboratory Specialist to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time salaried position with an exciting opportunity for career growth and development.
About the Role
The Senior Laboratory Specialist will be responsible for conducting release, stability, and special request testing of finished products and raw materials following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), in-house test methods, and/or compendial methods.
Main Responsibilities
- Reporting to Quality Control Management, you will perform laboratory tasks with precision and accuracy.
- You will train on the operation of various instrumentation, including Laboratory Balances, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Automated Titrators, FTIR, UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, Polarimeter, Dissolution and Disintegration Instrumentation.
- Staying current with publications from USP, FDA, and other regulatory bodies, you will ensure the Quality Control laboratory complies with analytical applications, release specifications, and documentation practices.
- You will assist QC management and/or designee in resolving Out of Specification (OOS) results in the QC Laboratory, communicating effectively with relevant teams.
- You will also assist in training new laboratory personnel and document training in accordance with established laboratory SOPs and the company training program.
- Maintaining a safe working environment, you will ensure that all equipment used in testing procedures is calibrated and properly maintained.
- You will participate in specific projects assigned by management and other necessary functions.
- Regular attendance is required.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will have 0-5 years of laboratory experience working in a cGMP environment, preferably with operation of laboratory instrumentation including GC and/or LC, troubleshooting, generation and revision of operating procedures and test methods.
You will possess effective interpersonal, self-motivation skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of personnel.
A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in a science-related field such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology is preferred.
