QC Scientist I - Raw Materials

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, youll 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 worlds toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Excellent Benefits Package

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Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401K Company Match up to 6%

Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 90 days!

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discount Program

Recognition Program

Charitable Gift Matching

Company Paid Parental Leave

Career Advancement Opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine sampling for chemical testing and visual/dimensional evaluations of packaging components.
• Assist with making solutions, routine chemical testing and visual/dimensional evaluations by internally developed and compendial test methods.
• Perform validated test methods for pharmaceutical packaging components by traditional quantitative analysis, using UV and IR spectroscopy, and/or traditional wet chemical testing.
• Recognize and report out-of-specification or unexpected results and non-routine analytical and product problems.
• Perform daily instrument calibrations / verifications as required.
• Clearly and accurately communicates the results of work by drafting documentation of the testing/analysis and obtained results. Record and report results of analysis in accordance with prescribed lab procedures and systems.
• Assist in preparing regulatory documents and other communications with outside agencies, clients, suppliers and/or colleagues from other corporate sites.
• Participate in the writing of SOPs if needed.
• Clean and organize work area, instrumentation, and testing materials.
• Drive a forklift in a warehouse pulling pallets down for sampling from containers.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Associate degree is minimally required, preferably in a Chemistry or Biology related field
• Bachelors degree in physical science, preferably in Chemistry or Biology would be a plus.

Experience:

• Typically requires no previous related experience, however chemical or biology procedure experience preferred.
• Experience performing chemical tests with chromatographic, spectroscopic or other analytical technique preferred.
• Experience driving a forklift preferred.

Equivalency:

• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered with an Associate degree.