Chemist - Sr (Weekly OT) - Equiliem

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT: Senior Chemist will actively demonstrate expert level knowledge of a wide range of analytical techniques, methods, chemical principles and laboratory practices, and will perform standard chemical and physical analysis of inner and outer nutritional products in the quality control lab using wet chemistry techniques and instrumental analyses.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
- Performs qualitative and quantitative chemical and physical analysis of raw materials and finished products with minimum supervision.
- Prepares standards and reagents; calibrates and operates sophisticated laboratory instrumentation such as HPLC, FTIR, UV- Visible spectrophotometer.
- Documents data in lab notebook and follow cGMP guidelines.
- Review or approve testing results in laboratory notebooks and LIMS
- Serve as a subject matter expert in multiple areas of the Chemistry lab on tests and instrument analysis
- Interprets test results and compares with determined standards and limits.
- Interprets and compares data and historical records and trend verification under general supervision
- Identify problems and opportunities for continued improvements, propose solutions and preventative actions.
- Train junior chemists to run experiments for release and stability studies.
- Reviews product certificates of analysis for accuracy and conformance and maintain C of A files.
- Investigate laboratory out of specification results for product and raw material testing
- Maintains a safe, clean and efficient laboratory.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.

Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in an analytical laboratory of qualitative or quantitative analyses
• Experience in various wet chemical analysis and/or instrumental analysis utilizing FTIR, HPLC, GC and UV-Visible spectrophotometry
• Superb knowledge of cGMP guidelines
• Nutraceutical or pharmaceutical laboratory work experience

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field or equivalent experience
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