Job Abstract

Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Chemist II for a direct hire at a leading pharmaceutical company in Irvine, CA. If you’re passionate about bringing the latest scientific discoveries to life and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.

Salary: $56k-66k annually
Shift: M-F, standard working hours
Overview:
Chemist will be working in the Quality Control department. Must have at least 1 year of pharmaceutical and/or chemical industry experience.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and run HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, dissolution tester and other analytical instrumentation in an analytical lab set up. 
  

• Perform analytical tests (wet chemistry, assay, impurity/degradant, dissolution and residual solvents in raw materials and finished products according to USP or in-house methods.
  

• Conduct some research. Investigate failures in analytical testing results.
  

• Address analytical issues in FDA deficiency letters.
  

• Comply with cGMP regulations and follow all standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  

• Maintain and troubleshoot laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation within level of experience. As well as assist with equipment calibrations and qualification.
  

• Review peer’s notebooks; quality/technical review to ensure SOP/GMPs followed.
  

• Train and guide entry level chemists with method development as needed.

Qualifications:

• B.S./M.S. with 2+ years hands on experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in pharmaceuticals or chemical industry.
  

• Must have at least 1 year of recent pharmaceutical and/or chemical industry experience.
  

• Experience with HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, dissolution tester and other analytical instrumentation in an analytical lab set up. 

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