QC Scientist I

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Excellent Benefits Package

• Review our company’s Total Rewards
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• 401K Company Match up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 90 days!
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discount Program
• Recognition Program
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Location/Division Specific Information

• Florence, SC
• Hours: 8am-4:30pm

How will I make an impact?

• Conducts moderately difficult chemical and physical testing of pharmaceutical raw materials, packaging components, finished products, microbiological, and stability samples by internally developed and completed test methods.
• Performs validated test methods for pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products for strength, impurities, identity, and dissolution by HPLC, GC, dissolution, spectroscopy, and traditional quantitative analysis, using HPLC, GC, LC/MS, dissolution, spectroscopy, and/or traditional quantitative analysis.
• Recognizes and reports out-of-specification or unexpected results and non-routine analytical and product problems; recommends solutions.
• Maintains and troubleshoots analytical instrumentation as needed.
• Clearly and accurately communicate results by detailing testing/analysis data and acquired results, recording and reporting findings per prescribed lab procedures and systems. Collaborate with clients as needed. ​
• Prepares and assists in filing regulatory documents in support of internal projects. Provides communications with outside departments, corporate sites, agencies, and clients.
• Writes SOPs and other instructional documents.
• Cleans and coordinates work area, instrumentation, and testing materials., including HPLC and dissolution systems after use.
• Performs all duties in strict compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, and Safety guidelines. Maintains the vital compliance status required by company and facility standards.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in physical science, preferably in Chemistry or Biology.

Experience:

No experience required, but prefer 2 years of experience performing tests or analyses for pharmaceutical raw materials, finished products, or microbiological samples. Experience with common office software and chromatographic data acquisition systems preferred.

Proficiencies:

• Solid foundation of chemistry and analytical instrumental technologies.
• Good knowledge of qualitative and quantitative chemical or microbiological analysis.
• Familiarity with quality and regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry, including GMPs and descriptive organic chemistry.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a logical approach to solving scientific problems.
• Proficiency with HPLC, GC, LC/MS, and Dissolution techniques.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• Competence in presenting information to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Capability to write standard operating procedures, protocols, and reports.
• Ability to address common inquiries or complaints from customers or regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency in applying mathematical operations to determine test reliability, analyze variance, and apply correlation techniques.