Chemist II

Element Materials Technology Ltd.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Chemist II to join their dynamic team in Mississauga. This role involves performing critical chemical and physical analyses, maintaining meticulous documentation, and ensuring compliance with stringent SOPs. As part of a rapidly growing global organization, you will contribute to making tomorrow safer than today by supporting clients in achieving product quality and regulatory compliance. If you are passionate about analytical chemistry and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in a GMP environment with strong analytical chemistry knowledge.
• Familiarity with SOPs related to pharmaceuticals and health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine chemical and physical analysis on various samples.
• Maintain documentation and prepare Certificates of Analysis and Reports.
• Order necessary lab consumables and ensure compliance with SOPs.

Skills

Analytical Chemistry

GMP Raw Materials Testing

SOP Compliance

Health and Safety in Laboratories

Communication Skills

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry

Job description

Overview

Element has a current opening for a Chemist II to join our growing team in Mississauga.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine chemical and physical analysis on the full range of analytical samples in accordance with in-house methods, customer's method or compendia methods.
• Independently perform raw material testing using wet chemistry techniques.
• Plan daily assignments in an organized way and complete projects in a timely manner.
• Maintain documentation, including lab notebooks, equipment log books, and instrument raw data in accordance with applicable SOPs.
• Perform other duties as required by the Manager.
• Review, evaluate, and interpret analytical data ensuring that all work is done in accordance with applicable SOPs, protocols, methods, and specifications. Prepare Certificates of Analysis, Reports of Analysis, and Stability Reports. Initiate change controls to generate or update testing procedures.
• Review instrument verification logbooks and user logbooks.
• Maintain Reference standard database. Ensure that Reference standard is accompanied with current Certificate of Analysis. Arrange for disposal of expired reference standards.
• Order lab consumables, chemicals, reagents, and reference standards required for the stability studies and release testing.

Skills / Qualifications

• Fundamental knowledge and experience of analytical chemistry.
• Background on GMP raw materials testing an asset.
• Experience with SOPs related to the analysis of pharmaceuticals.
• B.Sc. in chemistry.
• Worked in a GMP environment for at least 2-5 years.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements for a chemical laboratory.
• Good communication skills.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection, and certification businesses in the world. Globally, we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes, and services are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail, and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming 'the world’s most trusted testing partner'.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work-related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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