Junior Chemist is responsible for laboratory operation, testing and calibration related matters.
Key Responsibilities
Laboratory:
- To manage the laboratory operation in accordance to GLP, GMP and Quality System requirements.
- Ensure that all laboratory equipment is validated, calibrated and maintained as per GLP requirement.
- Ensure all laboratory tests are performed in timely manner and ensure the results are properly reviewed prior to raw material/product release.
- To prepare reagent/standard solutions required for testing according to SOP.
- To perform raw material/product sampling and carry out laboratory tests according to validated test method and/or SOP.
- Assist in investigation in the event of test result out of specification.
- Ensure inventories of supplies and stocks on hand for laboratory use.
- Responsible on laboratory housekeeping and safety.
- Maintain raw data and technical records generated from testing.
- Authorize to sign certificate of analysis when required (certified/accredited chemist only).
Calibration:
- Manage internal and external parties on calibration activities (off-site/on-site/in-house verification).
- Maintain master equipment.
- Monitor the calibration due date of all equipment/machine that required calibration.
- Coordinate with external calibrators to perform off-site or on-site calibration.
- Perform in-house verification when required.
- Manage and maintain the certificates/records of calibration/verification.
- To release the calibrated equipment/machine for production use.
- Authorized to withdraw the equipment/machine from production use in the event of calibration out of tolerance.
Test Method Validation/Test Method Transfer:
- Assist in test method validation/test method transfer related to analytical testing when required.
- Carry out test method validation.
Other Quality Matters:
- Complying strictly to the company’s rules and regulations that are stipulated in the Employment letter and the HR Manual.
- To comply with all approved standard operating procedures, work instruction and guidelines that had been trained on.
- Attend to any other job as assigned by superior and complete the assignment given within the agreed time frame.
- To assist and report all quality related matters to superior.
Key Requirements:
- Candidate must possess Degree in Chemistry or science related field or equivalent.
- Minimum 1-2 years’ working experience in a laboratory environment.
- Candidates with exposure in medical device industry will have added advantage.
- Preferably candidate with good knowledge of ISO13485, GMP & PIC/s.
- Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia, both written and spoken.
- Able to handle laboratory equipment preferably HPLC, GC-MS, FTIR, etc.
- Willing to learn, independent, initiative and proactive.
- Self-motivated and able to work in a team and with minimum supervision.
- Computer literate – Microsoft Office (Excel & Word).
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