Quality Control Lab Chemist

• Location: Chattanooga, TN

​About the job

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one overarching mission - to work passionately, challenging ourselves and our industry every day, to build a healthier future by helping people, help themselves, bringing “Health in Your Hands”.

Our Team:

The Quality Control Lab Chemist will perform routine testing to support production and release of product in compliance with established specifications.

Main responsibilities:

• Perform testing of ingredients as required to support production requirements.  Assure that testing is properly documented, and that the ingredient is dispositioned in accordance with the results of the test and the appropriate standard operating procedures.

• Perform routine laboratory testing for bulk and finished product to support production or shipping requirements.  Assure that testing is properly documented and that the bulk or finished product is dispositioned in accordance with the results of the test and the appropriate standard operating procedures.

• Perform stability testing in support of the room temperature stability program.  Assure that stability testing is completed in a timely manner and within the designated time frame.  Complete stability testing documentation as appropriate.

• Knowledge of and ability to use lab instruments including but not limited to:  UV-VIS, HPLC, GC, ICP, AA, and FTIR.

• Secure and file the MSDS sheet for all laboratory chemicals and reagents.  Maintain a log of laboratory chemicals and reagents.  Assure that chemicals and reagents are within their respective expiration date or shelf life.  Discard any expired or obsolete chemicals or reagents as appropriate.

• Oversee the proper disposal of laboratory waste in conformance to the established procedure.

• Assure that all equipment in the Quality Control laboratory is maintained in good working condition and that the equipment is kept clean and handled in a manner consistent with the manufacturer’s specifications.  Assure that system documentation is secure and organized and that instrument logbooks are properly maintained and are up to date.

• Assure that the laboratory and chemist workspace is always maintained in a neat and orderly manner.  This includes but is not limited to: proper rotation of laboratory towels, rinsing, cleaning and putting away of laboratory glassware, cleaning of common areas and personal space as appropriate.  Observance and reporting of any damage to the infrastructure, plumbing, light fixtures or other maintenance that may be required.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or related field

• Competent in basic chemistry procedures.

• Prioritize work tasks to ensure timely completion of sample testing.

• One to three years of experience in a cGMP laboratory environment. If the experience requirement is not met, some academic lab hours are required.

• Competent in lab safety, computer literacy, record keeping and organization.

• Comfortable with Overtime as required

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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