Chemist

The position of Technical Manufacturing Chemist is within the Infectious Disease (ID) business unit located at Scarborough, Maine. In this role you will produce material for use in immunology-based chromatography and enzyme tests.

(This job description is reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains and supports the production schedule

• Investigates problem areas and areas of desirable improvement

• Undertakes new procedures and observes proper safety precautions

• Responsible for in-process QC testing of manufacturing material as it relates to

qualifications, quality inspections and titration.

• Maintains quality systems and proper GMP/GLP

• Creates and follows protocols designed around product improvement

• Responsible for making critical and non-critical bioreagents for use in product and manufacturing processes using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Works in a team setting and coordinates manufacturing efforts based upon a set

production schedule and maintaining the raw bioreagent supply as needed to support this schedule.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS | EDUCATION:

• Bachelors Degree in a Chemistry, Life Sciences, or related field or equivalent

combination of education and experience.

• Prior Experience in the following areas:

o Pipette

o Spectrophotometry

o HPLC

o pH meters

o Gel Electrophoresis o SDS Page

o ELISA assays

COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work successfully as a member of a team and independently with moderate supervision.

• Skill in using computer applications including spreadsheet, database, manufacturing, and word processing software Provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.