Quality Control Engineer/Scientist Ii

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have a real-world impact, and you will be supported in achieving your career goals!

Location/Division: Bridgewater, NJ - Laboratory Chemicals Division

How will you make an impact?

The Quality Control Scientist II will provide an impactful contribution towards quality control aspects of product testing and will ensure that products meet customer requirements and other regulating agencies' guidelines.

What will you do?

Conduct analytical testing using (but not limited to):

• AA
• Liquid Chromatography
• FTIR
• Gas Chromatography
• Conductivity meter
• ACS/USP/FCC/EP/BP/JP monographs
• Karl Fisher
• Polarimeter
• PH meter
• UV-Vis

• Support quality assurance investigations of product complaints with technical knowledge of the products and analytical instruments.
• Investigate the non-conformance of samples and submit reports in TrackWise for traceability.
• Collaborate and coordinate with the Operations team for priority testing to release products on time.
• Continually identify, recommend, and implement process improvements with a safety and quality focus, ensuring improvements are implemented in compliance with company policies.
• Respect colleagues and build a positive environment.
• Participate in ISO/customer/internal audits and assist with the preparations for audit readiness. Knowledge of ISO, FDA, DEA, and cGMP regulations is preferred.
• Document and report analytical testing data and results in a laboratory notebook following good documentation practices. Enter analytical testing results into LIMS.
• Adhere to organization goals with multi-tasking and excellent communication.
• Perform other tasks as needed by laboratory management.
• Use quality systems such as LIMS, TrackWise, and Agile for routine daily work.
• Perform peer review of laboratory documentation to ensure compliance with laboratory SOPs and test methods.
• Update and maintain the equipment logbook, electronic sample log, reagent inventory log, and external testing log daily.
• Train other scientists and technicians on various lab techniques as needed.

How will you get here?

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a related field is required.

Experience

3-5 years of relevant laboratory experience.

Requires working a 2nd shift: 4p to 12am

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficiency in performing chemical analysis and troubleshooting laboratory equipment. Ability to interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, drawings, specifications, safety rules, and guidelines, etc.
• Ability to work individually and in a team setting with multi-functional communication.
• Highly organized and detailed with effective time management skills.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com