Chemist III

Performs advanced testing of drug products, calibration, qualification and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation; provides lead supervision and training to more junior staff; and performs highly technical and specialized chemist duties.

? Performs more complex testing with a minimum of assistance and direction.

? Assists in providing training to new staff and ongoing training to current staff; assists in providing work direction and review.

? Conducts calibration, qualification and maintenance of laboratory instrumentation (i.e., pH meter, HPLC, dissolution equipment, etc).

? Operates general analytical instruments during raw material testing (i.e., HPLC, GC, UV, automatic titrator, IR, AA and TLC).

? Performs wet Chemistry tests on raw materials (i.e., LOD, pH, titration, etc.).

? Prepares standard and sample solutions as required by the test methods.

? Maintains appropriate documentation (records and lab notebooks) as required by SOP?s.

? Complies with all current Good Laboratory Practices (cGLP), current Good Manufacturing

? Practices (cGMP) and safety requirements, laboratory Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) and Company policies and procedures.

? Assists in reviewing test methods.

? Perform analysis on intermediate and finished product.

Qualifications Knowledge of:

? Up-to-date instrumentation and the following instruments: UV/IR, HPLC, GC and TLC.

? Chemistry and wet chemistry.

? Computer applications and programs related to laboratory applications (i. E., HPLC, FTIR, AA).

? Sampling methods and quality control systems.

? Math including statistics.

? Sample preparation techniques.

? Spectroscopic techniques and chromatographic system.

Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or related science from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 5+ years of related laboratory work experience; Experience in Method Development and Validation under cGMP conditions is is strongly desired.