Quality Control Chemist II

Our Work Matters
At Kindeva, we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

Why Kindeva?

• Purpose-driven work environment
• Significant growth potential
• Collaborative team culture
• Direct impact on patient care
• Industry-leading innovation

At Kindeva - Lexington, KY, we're not just testing products - we're ensuring the safety and quality of nasal spray medications that make a difference.

The Impact You Will Make:

Transform Lives Through Innovation
Join a rapidly expanding pharmaceutical CDMO where your work directly impacts patient health outcomes worldwide. Kindeva offers a rewarding and fast-paced cGMP pharmaceutical environment where your work directly contributes to the safety, quality, and efficacy of life-saving drug products. As a Chemist II, you will independently perform laboratory testing, support method validation and instrument qualification, and conduct investigations while contributing to continuous improvement efforts alongside a dedicated and collaborative team.

Growth Opportunity

Our Lexington facility is experiencing exponential growth, offering exceptional opportunities for professional development and advancement. Join us during this exciting expansion phase and grow your career while contributing to meaningful healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Work safely in accordance with site procedures
• Perform incoming raw material sampling and testing, component inspection, in-process analyses, finished product release testing, and stability testing
• Maintain the laboratory in accordance with SOPs
• Calibrate, operate, and maintain analytical instrumentation for product testing, including routine preventive maintenance and troubleshooting
• Write, revise, and review Standard Operating Procedures, Material Specifications, Forms, Protocols, and Reports
• Understand basic analytical techniques and execute tasks under supervision or under the direction of a test method, standard operating procedure, or a protocol, including:
  • HPLC
  • UV/Vis
  • FTIR
  • GC
  • Nasal spray testing
• Develop method validation knowledge
• Develop instrument qualification knowledge
• Good understanding of cGMPs
  Develop investigative skills for OOS, OOT, and aberrant result laboratory investigations
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Recommend and implement, as required, innovative approaches to problem-solving

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field with 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• Master's degree in Chemistry or related field with 1 year of pharmaceutical industry experience, PhD in Chemistry or related field
• Qualified to work with controlled substances
• Able to multitask and adjust priorities in response to changing conditions and schedules
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills
• Maintain proper social etiquette and self-control when dealing with stressful situations

Physical Demands/Qualifications:

• An employee is required to use their hands to handle materials and supplies regularly
• Employee is required to use computers for an extended period each day
• An employee is required to effectively use electronic communication
• Employee is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time regularly
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Ability to use proper PPE and be conscious of the work area hazards
• Employee is required to follow all site safety procedures

Join our One Team mission of manufacturing more tomorrows. Your expertise will help ensure better health and well-being for patients worldwide.
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