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Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.
Your Team
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. Every day, our products and therapies help healthcare professionals and patients improve outcomes around the world.
As a Chemist I , you will be a key member of the Quality Control Laboratory team, partnering with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Regulatory teams to ensure the highest standards of product quality, compliance, and patient safety. Your expertise will support the testing and release of raw materials, in-process samples, water systems, and finished products that directly impact the lives of patients worldwide.
What You'll Be Doing
Laboratory Testing & Analysis
Perform chemical analyses of raw materials, in-process samples, water systems, intermediates, and finished products in accordance with approved methods and specifications.
Execute specialized analytical testing using laboratory instrumentation, including HPLC, UV/Vis Spectrophotometry, pH Meters, Infrared (IR), Atomic Absorption (AA), Karl Fischer, TOC Analyzer, Polarimeter, and related equipment.
Evaluate test results against established product specifications and make sound analytical assessments to support product quality decisions.
Perform analytical data review to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Follow current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Documentation Practices (cGDP), and Good Laboratory Practices (cGLP) in all laboratory activities.
Maintain data integrity and ensure accurate, complete, and timely documentation of all testing activities.
Support laboratory investigations, including Phase I investigations, and assist with Phase II investigations as needed.
Monitor and maintain laboratory investigations through completion, ensuring compliance with quality standards and procedures.
Audit laboratory procedures, retests, additional testing activities, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Perform routine maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration, and verification of laboratory equipment.
Monitor laboratory environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, and charting systems, to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
Prepare reagents, standards, solutions, and materials required to support laboratory testing activities.
Maintain laboratory readiness by ensuring workspaces are clean, sanitized, organized, and audit-ready at all times.
Initiate and support improvements to analytical methods, laboratory procedures, and testing processes.
Assist in the development, implementation, and validation of new or revised chemical testing procedures.
Perform statistical evaluations and trending of analytical data to support process and quality improvements.
Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual laboratory reports as required.
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
Three to five years of laboratory experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
Experience performing analytical and chemical testing within a Quality Control laboratory.
Working knowledge of pharmaceutical laboratory practices and regulatory requirements.
Hands-on experience…