• Chemist - Pharmaceutical

    Actalent (Minneapolis, MN)


    QC Chemist

     

    Monday - Friday from 8am - 4:30pm | Long-Term Opportunity | Offers Benefits

    Job Description

    The Chemist position involves conducting routine and non-routine quality tests to ensure the quality and development of pharmaceutical platforms. The role primarily utilizes HPLC, UPLC, and GC instrumentation, adhering to Good Lab Practices (GLP) regulatory standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.

    Responsibilities

    + Perform preparation, collection, measurement, and recordkeeping of samples.

    + Document test and data analysis results.

    + Support development and commercial QC release as needed.

    + Communicate with team members to ensure schedule requirements are met.

    + Apply knowledge to elucidate test method failures.

    + Analyze, deduce data, and collate test results.

    + Communicate priority and timeliness for completion of customer requests.

    + Help drive the team to meet business objectives and understand the manufacturing organization that the lab supports.

    Essential Skills

    + Degree in Chemistry or related science.

    + At least 6 months of chemistry experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industries.

    + At least 6 months of experience with GMP/cGMP.

    + At least 6 months of chromatography experience (HPLC, GC, UPLC), wet chemistry, analytic, FTIR, pharmaceutical.

     

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

     

    + Ability to maintain good time management.

    + Excited/desire to learn.

    + Ability to work in a laboratory with solvents and pharmaceutical substances.

    + Previous pharmaceutical experience.

    + Additional experience with HPLC, GPC, GC-FID/MS, FT-IR and UV-Vis.

    + Experience with chromatography software such as Empower and LIMS.

    + Equipment troubleshooting experience.

     

    Work Environment

     

    The team supports devices within the QC pharma space that have a drug component, completing tests on specific lots for products.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $30.00/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Jun 5, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.