QC Scientist I

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

The role of a Quality Control Scientist I provide routine analyses in a chemistry or microbiology environment by following standard practices. Also, this role performs analytical methods as assigned for testing on raw materials, samples, stability, environmental, production intermediates, and/or human cells. QC Scientist I support internal development and/or manufacturing operations and makes detailed observations and reviews, documents, and communicates test results.

• Conducts routine chemical and physical testing of pharmaceutical raw materials, packaging components, finished products, microbiological, and stability samples by internally developed and compendial test methods.
• Performs validated test methods for strength, impurities, and identity by HPLC, GC, dissolution, spectroscopy, and traditional quantitative analysis, using chromatography and/or traditional wet chemical testing.
• Recognizes and reports out-of-specification or unexpected results and non-routine analytical and product problems.
• Clearly and accurately communicates the results of work by creating documentation of the testing/analysis and acquired results. Records and reports results of analysis in accordance with prescribed lab procedures and systems.
• Cleans and organizes work area, instrumentation, and testing materials. Cleans HPLC and dissolution systems after use.
• Performs all duties in strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, ALCOA, Audits and Safety guidelines. Maintains the vital compliance status required by company and facility standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, preferably in Chemistry or Biology preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and meaningful work experience.

• 2 years of job-related experience: i.e. performing chemical tests with chromatographic, spectroscopic, or other analytical technique required if you have an Associate degree.
• Communication Skills (Oral and Written- Legible handwriting)
• Microsoft application experience
   

• Problem Solving and Interpersonal Skills. Exhibits logical approach to solving scientific problems.
• Good knowledge and understanding of basic instrumental technologies.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative chemical or microbiological analysis.
• Awareness of quality and regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry. Ability to read and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as determination of test reliability, analysis of variance, and correlation techniques.
• Takes initiative.

• Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch periodically for prolonged periods of time
• Manipulation (lift, carry, move) of light to medium weights of 10-35 pound pounds.
• Arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp and type.
• Visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials.
• Safety glasses, safety shoes, lab coat, nitrile or similar gloves, safety apron, organic respirator occasionally.

BENEFITS:

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!