QC Associate Scientist

This is an onsite position requiring the team member to be onsite 5 days a week. No relocation is provided for this opportunity.

At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

There's no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.

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Job Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for performing testing of products for internal and external customers using a variety of analytical techniques. You may be assisting in developing procedures for instrumentation, test instructions, and test reports. You may coordinate the day-to-day receipt and shipment of samples in the laboratory and support the Laboratory team in administration and quality systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform analysis using various techniques including established and experimental test methods.
• Use instrumentation both qualitatively and quantitatively where appropriate.
• With guidance assist in completing projects from protocol to final report.
• Train analysts as appropriate.
• Develop and validate methods with guidance.
• Keep current with new analytical technology.
• Possess ability to work independently and as part of a team with self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude.
• Employ QC analytical techniques including but not limited to spectroscopy and chromatography, titrations, or visual and functional testing.
• Assist in preparation of work instructions, SOPs, technical reports, and qualification documentation.
• Assist in lab study design and preparation in study plans and protocols.
• Willingness to learn and apply new analytical techniques.
• Perform lab investigations, OOS, and OOT as required.
• Meet individual and departmental goals as required.
• Apply required cGMP regulations and internal QA procedures
• Adhere to established laboratory safety procedures
• Handle hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals as well as limited biological compounds
• Other duties as assigned #LI-AP1 #LI-HYBRID

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Biology, Chemistry or a relevant scientific field preferred

Work Experience

• No minimum experience required
• Experience working in a laboratory or cGMP/pharmaceutical environment preferred
• Laboratory administrative/Coordinator/Analyst role preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• cGMP
• Tensile, force, compression or other compendial physical testing experience. Instron and/or Bluehill software knowledge is a plus
• Wet chemistry knowledge and techniques such as Pipetting, Titrations, and Extractions
• Spectroscopy and/or Chromatographic knowledge
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description

Travel Requirements

5%: Up to 13 business days per year

Physical Requirements

Light-Exerting up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects.

Additional Requirements

• Job-related activities that require a physical activity such as standing in laboratory environment

• Use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.

• Employee must have good color vision acuity

• Employee may be required to lift heavy objects (up to 25 lbs.) without assistance

• Job-related activities that require a mental skill or ability such as communication, quick decision making, interpreting data, reading or writing, public speaking, etc.

• Must be able to express or exchange ideas with employees

• Must be able to understand direction and adhere to established procedures

• Must be able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize

• Read and interpret data, information and documents

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com. Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening.