QC Analyst

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading biopharmaceutical company in Singapore as a Chemist. You'll perform laboratory testing to ensure product quality while exploring limitless opportunities for career advancement within a state-of-the-art facility. This role offers a competitive salary, inclusive workplace culture, and growth potential.

Benefits

Well-structured career path

Shift allowance for rotating shifts

Qualifications

• 0 – 3 years’ experience in pharmaceutical analysis preferred.
• Experience with laboratory equipment like HPLC and GC is advantageous.
• Fresh graduates with relevant internship experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review laboratory testing of raw materials and drug substances.
• Manage calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Conduct investigations on laboratory equipment failure and root cause analysis.

Skills

Pharmaceutical analysis

cGMP understanding

GLP knowledge

Analytical method development

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemistry / Biochemistry

Tools

Particle size analyzer

GC

HPLC

FTIR

Karl Fischer Titrator

Job description

Job Requirements

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Be part of the team that ensures sustainable products meets standard quality and committed to deliver to customers worldwide!
• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on the Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for three consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023).
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.

Our Quality group ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored and distributed aligned with our incredibly high standards of quality and meets all regulatory requirements.Partnering across our internal manufacturing facilities, external contract manufacturers and suppliers we create an interdependent global manufacturing network committed to deliver a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across

Reporting to Lab Manager, Quality Control, the Chemist is responsible for performing and reviewing laboratory testing of raw materials, in-process samples, intermediates, final drug substances and stability batches in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Laboratories.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Critical responsibilities but not limited to:

• Ensure tests and other tasks assigned are performed in a timely manner in compliance to Standard Operating procedures, requirements specified in our company Quality and Safety Standards, regulatory dossiers and pharmacopoeia.
• Manage and perform calibration, maintenance and qualification of laboratory equipment.
• Participate in laboratory efficiency improvement tasks, analytical method transfer, development, validation and equipment qualifications activities.
• Conduct and support Laboratory investigation on laboratory equipment failure, OOT and OOS and identify the root cause and its report writing.
• Review and revise Standard Operating Procedures and laboratory test methods.
• Perform and maintain good laboratory housekeeping, inventory and in-house stock control, reference standards, chemical reagents, and consumables.

After one year on the position, you will be competent to perform most of the laboratory testing following cGMP, data integrity and GLP requirement. You will have been trained to use various laboratory equipment ranging from such as particle size analyzer, FTIR, UV-Vis spectrometer, microscope, Empower CDS, HPLC, GC, etc.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor Degree in Chemistry / Biochemistry with prior working experience preferred
• 0 – 3 years’ experience in pharmaceutical analysis is preferred.Fresh graduates with relevant internship experience will be considered
• Experience in particle size analyser, GC, HPLC, FTIR, Karl Fischer Titrator, Potentiometric titrators with technical competency is preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of cGMP, GLP, and associated regulatory expectations related to Pharmaceutical Analytical testing is preferred
• Position can be on regular hours or 12 hours rotating shift (night/day including Sat/Sun). If on shift, shift allowance will be provided

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Limitless opportunities across various areas in Manufacturing; well-structured career path
• A state-of-the-art facility that delivers solution to its customers world-wide

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

This posting has been created to pipeline talent for prospective roles that we anticipate will be needed soon in our organization. By applying to this Pipeline Advertisement you will be submitting your interest to be contacted for roles similar to what is described in the Pipeline Advertisement.

Requisition ID:P-100901