Quality Control (QC) Chemist

About the role

Bring Precision to Every Breath
Step into a critical role where science meets patient impact. As a QC Chemist specializing in inhalation products, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the safety, quality, and performance of metered dose inhalers (MDIs) and related dosage forms that patients rely on every day.

Responsibilities

• Analytical Testing & Expertise
• Perform routine and advanced QC testing for pharmaceutical dosage forms, with a strong focus on inhalation products (MDI/DPI systems)
• Evaluate critical quality attributes (CQA) such as particle size distribution, spray pattern, plume geometry, and dose uniformity
• Operate and maintain advanced instrumentation:
• Gas Chromatography (GC)
• Particle Size Analyzers (e.g., laser diffraction, cascade impaction)
• ICP (trace elemental analysis)
• Execute specialized inhalation testing protocols including propellant-based system assessments
• Material & Product Understanding
• Apply working knowledge of raw materials, propellants, excipients, and canister/valve systems specific to aerosol delivery
• Support testing across multiple dosage forms (solid oral, liquids, injectables, topical, and inhalation platforms)
• Data Integrity & Investigations
• Ensure strict adherence to cGMP, data integrity standards, and ALCOA principles
• Investigate OOS, deviations, and atypical results, contributing to root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Documentation & Compliance
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation aligned with FDA and regulatory expectations
• Follow and continuously improve SOPs in a structured QC environment

Requirements

• Education & Technical Background
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Physics (highly preferred fields aligned with role expectations)
• Strong foundation in analytical techniques and data interpretation
• Industry Experience
• Proven experience in a pharmaceutical QC environment (required)
• Hands-on exposure to multiple dosage forms, especially:
• Tablets/Capsules
• Liquid formulations
• Injectables
• Topicals
• MDI/DPI inhalation products (highly preferred)
• Functional Expertise
• Experience specifically in Quality Control roles (primary function)
• Comfortable working in a fully onsite, regulated lab environment with fixed schedules and SOP-driven workflows
• Strong communication skills and ability to interpret, document, and present scientific findings

Qualifications

• Work Environment
• Operate in a state-of-the-art cGMP laboratory handling solvents, powders, and aerosol systems
• Required use of PPE: lab coats, safety glasses, respirators, etc.
• May include shift flexibility (day/evening/night) and occasional weekends based on production demands
• Physical Requirements
• Stand/walk for extended periods (~75% of shift)
• Lift up to 10 kg as needed
• Perform detailed lab work requiring precision and focus

Benefits

Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for benefits and participation in a bonus program based on performance and company results.

Schedule

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (flex based on production/testing needs)

Pay

$65,000 – $105,000 (based on expertise, especially inhalation experience)

Global Company Information

Cipla is a leading global pharmaceutical company, dedicated to high-quality, branded and generic medicines. We are trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Over the last eight decades, we have strengthened our leadership in India’s pharmaceutical industry and fortified our promise of strengthening our global focus by consolidating and deepening our presence in the key markets of India, South Africa, the U.S., and other economies of the emerging world.
CIPLA NEW YORK (INVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.)
About InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, a Cipla subsidiary
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of generic prescription medicines with focus on a range of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, anti-infective, CNS, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-depressants. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Central Islip and Hauppauge, New York. As of February 18, 2016, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cipla (EU) Limited.

EEO Statement

Cipla is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.