QC Scientist I (Raw Materials)

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

• Perform Quality Control activities in support of finished products, which includes testing of raw materials
• Perform testing such as wet bench chemistry and instrumentation analysis according to approved procedures or compendia (such as USP, EP, ACS) following site quality and safety standards
• Evaluate results against approved specifications, perform peer review of analytical data, and release data from QC in a timely manner to meet scheduled release dates
• Typically performs routine assignments with little direction using existing procedures and practices that require some knowledge of concepts and specialized technical expertise within an analytical/scientific method or operational process
• Accountable for the quality of own work
• Receives clear instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles or even solves problems of low complexity independently by selecting solutions based on fact-based information
• Provide complete and accurate records consistent with quality guidelines and GDP requirements. Perform peer review of completed test data by other analysts
• Contribute to support functions of the lab (e.g., maintain equipment, prepare reagents, restock lab supplies, waste disposal) and ensure equipment and work areas are maintained and clean. Take the necessary action to resolve any unsafe conditions
  
  

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Life Science discipline
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of laboratory experience in a quality control lab
• Time management, organizational skills, adaptability and advanced problem solving
• Self-directed and good attention to detail
• Knowledge of site quality standards
• Familiar with laboratory instruments and principles
• Computer skills (Email, Microsoft 360, Printing, Sharepoint)
• Manage and stock supplies
  
  

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

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