What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Analytical Chemist position at Xcede Group?
My client is a Global pharmaceutical manufacturing company looking to hire someone on a long-term (1 year to start) contract.
The Role
The Senior Scientist role will be responsible for assessing, developing, and validating analytical methods for Dietary Supplements and Over the Counter Products to deliver accurate data to ensure the products continue to meet the internal high-quality standards and the expectations for the customers and global health authorities. In addition, this role may lead to moderately complex problem-solving and troubleshoot / solve analytical methodology issues in the Consumer Healthcare network. This role is familiar with HPLC, GC, LCMS, and other well-established detection technology. This role displays continuing growth of knowledge of analytical chemistry.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides expertise in the areas of Analytical Science and Technology, this may include but is not limited to method development and validation, and analytical instrumentation (installation, qualification, calibration, etc.)
- Leads projects in a team environment to meet or exceed established objectives in timely manner while utilizing proactive thinking to generate creative solutions to complex technical problems.
- Adheres to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and data integrity requirements, laboratory processes and procedures, and utilizes good documentation practices.
- Support the companies network as a technical Subject Matter Expect (SME) and leads activities related to analytical methods, instrumentation, as well as troubleshooting and resolving investigations to facilitate solutions to complex challenges.
- Plans and ensures proper execution of analytical experiments using HPLC / UPLC / GC / MS in support of project timelines, and outcomes.
- Act as a role model in creating the continuous improvement culture by leading improvement activities and initiation ideas, encouraging others to put forward new ideas, participating in cross functional improvement projects, coaching & involving team members to understand the need for improvement and encouraging contributions of idea in safety, quality, and performance.
- Proficient in maintenance and usage of all common analytical instrumentation and serves as management approval for instrument-related incidents. Serves as an instrument owner.
- Good communication skills in a matrixed environment. Proficient in managing and communicating the expectations of customers and key stakeholders.
Qualifications and Skills
Required
Preferred