Quality Control Scientist - $30.00/hr.

Kelly; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking a qualified chemist or chemical technician to support quality control in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in physical science or Chemistry and 1–2 years of experience performing chemical tests using chromatographic techniques (HPLC or GC).

Working knowledge of HPLC instrumentation, strong adherence to cGMPs, SOPs and analyst guidelines, and good problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or greater, in physical science, preferably in Chemistry.
• 1-2 years of experience performing chemical tests with chromatographic technique (HPLC or GC).
• Working knowledge of HPLC is required as well as use of the instrumentation.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, & meaningful work experience may be considered.
• Good knowledge & understanding of basic instrumental technologies and qualitative & quantitative chemical analyses.
• Awareness of quality & regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Good problem-solving skills and logical approach to solving scientific problems.
• Follow all company policies, SOPs, cGMPs, work instructions, methods & analyst guidelines.
• Demonstrates efficiency by multitasking and scheduling time to meet required workload. Actively seek additional assignments when testing in primary area of responsibility is completed.
• Takes initiative and independently pursues training and/or learning opportunities to improve personal skills and share skills with other team members.
• Shown interpersonal and communication skills (both oral & written).
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as determination of test reliability, analysis of variance, and correlation techniques.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Regulatory knowledge

Problem solving

Multitasking

Communication skills

Math proficiency

Fast-paced environment

SOP compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical science or Chemistry

Tools

HPLC operation

GC operation

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree, or greater, in physical science, preferably in Chemistry.
• 1-2 years of experience performing chemical tests with chromatographic technique (HPLC or GC).
• Working knowledge of HPLC is required as well as use of the instrumentation.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, & meaningful work experience may be considered.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Good knowledge & understanding of basic instrumental technologies and qualitative & quantitative chemical analyses.
• Awareness of quality & regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Good problem-solving skills and logical approach to solving scientific problems.
• Follow all company policies, SOPs, cGMPs, work instructions, methods & analyst guidelines.
• Demonstrates efficiency by multitasking and scheduling time to meet required workload. Actively seek additional assignments when testing in primary area of responsibility is completed.
• Takes initiative and independently pursues training and/or learning opportunities to improve personal skills and share skills with other team members.
• Shown interpersonal and communication skills (both oral & written).
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as determination of test reliability, analysis of variance, and correlation techniques.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.