Job Title: QC Scientist I
Requisition ID: 131693BR

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the drug supply chain or making sure our medicines are safe, efficacious, and of impeccable quality. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals. Shift hours typically 8a-4:30p with some flexibility after training.

Location

Greenville, NC

How will you make an impact?

This group tests all Dissolution for the entire site (stability, commercial, In-Process, and validation testing. You wil provide routine analyses in a chemistry environment by following standard practices, perform analytical methods as assigned for testing on raw materials, samples, stability, environmental, production

intermediates, and/or human cells, support internal development and/or manufacturing operations, make detailed observations and review, document, and communicate test results.

What will you do?

• Conduct routine chemical and physical testing of pharmaceutical raw materials, packaging components, finished products, microbiological, and stability samples by internally developed and compendial test methods.
• Execute validated test methods for pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products for strength, impurities, identity, and dissolution by HPLC, GC, dissolution, spectroscopy, and traditional quantitative analysis, utilizing HPLC, GC, LC/MS, dissolution, 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 communicate the results of work by creating 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, and/or colleagues from other corporate sites.
• Contribute to writing of SOPs if needed.
• Clean and organize work area, instrumentation, and testing materials. Clean HPLC and dissolution systems after use.
• Perform all duties in strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, and Safety guidelines. Maintain the necessary compliance status required by company and facility standards.

How will you get here?

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, preferably in Chemistry or Biology. Associate's degree in a Chemistry or Biology related discipline required.

Experience:

• 6 months to 1 year of lab experience preferred
• Experience performing chemical tests with chromatographic, spectroscopic, or other analytical techniques preferred.
• Previous experience in HPLC, titration, and/or dissolution testing is a plus

Equivalency:

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 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.
• Good problem solving skills and logical approach to solving scientific problems.
• Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
• 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.

Physical Requirements:

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 for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, operate equipment, and read materials for prolonged periods of time; ability to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear for prolonged periods of time. Safety glasses, safety shoes, lab coat, latex or similar gloves, safety apron, organic respirator

occasionally.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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