Company: Kelly Services
Location: NJ
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Job Title: QC Scientist - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Support
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled and experienced QC Scientist to support the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The primary responsibilities include routine testing and analysis of finished products (tablets, capsules, sub-gels) and raw materials, utilizing a variety of laboratory instruments and techniques. This position requires hands-on experience with a range of analytical instruments and the ability to perform stability testing, assay testing, and other essential chemical analyses in compliance with internal SOPs and USP monographs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in pharmaceutical testing and a proven track record working with oral solid dosage forms and raw materials.
Key Responsibilities:
- Routine Testing and Analysis:
Conduct routine analysis of finished products and raw materials, including weight, chemistry tests for raw materials, and stability sample testing under different ICH conditions. - Testing and Assays:
Perform a range of tests, including assay, identity (ID), content uniformity, blending uniformity, impurity testing, water content determination, content resolution, disintegration, and hardness testing. - Instrument Proficiency:
Operate and troubleshoot laboratory instruments such as HPLC, UPLC, GC, Karl Fischer, FTIR, visualization testers, and pH meters. Experience with chromatography software (e.g., Empower 3) is highly preferred. - Methodology Compliance:
Follow approved testing procedures and methods according to internal SOPs and USP monographs. Report data accurately and promptly. - Data Review and Trending:
Conduct peer data reviews and analyze data trends to ensure consistent results. Participate in laboratory investigations using TrackWise software. - Collaboration and Support:
Assist other scientists and laboratory personnel to ensure timely completion of projects. Support routine lab activities such as balance calibration, pH calculations, and other day-to-day tasks. - Stability and Medical Testing:
Perform stability testing of pharmaceutical products and excipients under ICH conditions, and assist with medical testing as necessary. - Software Utilization:
Utilize Empower 3 chromatography software for HPLC and UPLC analysis.
- Education and Experience:
- 4-8 years of hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, with a focus on oral solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules, sub-gels) and raw materials.
- Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical testing, including stability testing and compliance with USP standards.
- Experience with laboratory instrumentation such as HPLC, UPLC, GC, Karl Fischer, FTIR, and pH meters.
- Prior experience with Empower 3 software or similar chromatography software is a significant advantage.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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