Analytical Scientist

About the role

This opportunity is with a global specialty chemicals company operating across major manufacturing and research activities in North America. The role focuses on analytical method development, sample analysis, technical reporting, and laboratory support, with particular relevance to HPLC, dissolution testing, and solid dosage forms. This position offers the chance to contribute to customer and internal projects while supporting safety, industrial hygiene, and controlled substance compliance within a technical laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct method development for customer and internal projects.
• Conduct analysis of samples for customer projects and internal research projects.
• Write technical reports for analytical methods and maintain detailed organized records of all methods developed.
• Create and make presentations of work.
• Problem solve and troubleshoot for customer analytical projects in the lab primarily with EUDRAGIT® polymers and solid dosage forms.
• Operate HPLC (assay, related substances, degradants), dissolution (USP, UV Varian and Fiber Optic), content uniformity, DSC, optical microscopy, SEM and IR Spectrophotometer.
• Keep analytical lab and all analytical equipment/instruments clean and tidy.
• Contact outside vendors and order necessary supplies for the lab to ensure availability of raw materials for smooth operations.
• Perform & coordinate industrial hygiene programs to ensure compliance to applicable exposure limits for potent compounds and other industrial hazardous agents.
• Increase the awareness of safety through various communication tools for team by representing EHS on committee, site safety meeting.
• Develop and maintain procedures and standards for Safety and Industrial Hygiene.
• Receive, store, dispense, ship and maintain records of controlled substances (CII-C IV).
• Procure, prepare, maintain, ship and order DEA 222 form.
• Maintain record and renew state and federal DEA licenses.
• Coordinate controlled substance destruction with Reverse Distributor.
• Receive, log-in and control inventory of DEA related API's, excipients, reference standards and raw materials.
• Communicate with local and federal DEA officials as needed.
• Perform and keep records of the quarterly security systems check for CDS cage and safe.
• Ensure proper security controls are in place for shipping and receiving controlled drugs.
• To perform any other duties assigned by manager and/or supervisor.
• Employee in this position may be required to handle and manage of hazardous waste and will be trained initially and annually thereafter on hazardous waste management and emergency response.

Required Experience

• Experience conducting analytical method development for customer and internal projects.
• Experience analyzing samples for customer projects and internal research projects in a laboratory setting.
• Experience troubleshooting and problem solving for analytical projects involving polymers and solid dosage forms.
• Experience writing technical reports and maintaining detailed, organised records of analytical methods.
• Experience supporting industrial hygiene programmes and maintaining safety procedures and standards.
• Experience receiving, storing, dispensing, shipping, and maintaining records for controlled substances and related materials.

Required Skills

• Operation of HPLC for assay, related substances, and degradants testing.
• Hands-on use of dissolution systems including USP, UV Varian, and fiber optic methods.
• Competence with content uniformity testing, DSC, optical microscopy, SEM, and IR spectrophotometry.
• Ability to prepare technical presentations and communicate laboratory findings clearly.
• Ability to keep analytical laboratory areas and instruments clean, organised, and inspection ready.
• Ability to coordinate with external vendors and order laboratory supplies to support uninterrupted operations.
• Knowledge of safety communication, emergency response awareness, and laboratory compliance practices.
• Ability to manage inventory control, record keeping, and security checks for controlled drugs and related raw materials.