Chemist

Chemist (9162)

**Career Opportunities: Chemist (9162)**

Requisition ID **9162** - Posted - **Canada** - **Quality** - **CA - Steinbach** - City (1)

Bausch Health Canada is the international head office of Bausch Health Companies, one of the fastest growing international pharmaceutical companies dedicated to bringing quality health and wellness products to all Canadians.

Our team manufactures and markets a wide variety of pharmaceutical and health products that are distributed in pharmacies, healthcare practices and hospitals across the country.

At Bausch Health, we invest in our employees and we believe in the importance of cultivating performance and outdoing ourselves in finding new and better solutions with the aim of responding innovatively and effectively to current needs.

**ROLE TITLE**:QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST (EVENING SHIFT)**

**DEPARTMENT**:QUALITY CONTROL**

**REPORTS TO**:SUPERVISOR, QUALITY CONTROL**

**HOURS**:DAY SHIFT: 15:30 TO 24:00**

Reporting to the Quality Control Supervisor, you will be responsible for providing support for the quality control analysts and release of raw materials/ in-process/ finished products, stability samples and cleaning validation and environmental monitoring samples to meet business demands and QC testing schedule. Provide technical support and troubleshooting for QC tests as well as conduct lab investigations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Performing routine analysis on raw materials, in-process, finish products and stability samples as assigned using various chemical and instrumental techniques in accordance with established compendial and in-house testing methods.
- Schedule and monitor lab activity on daily basis.
- Operating, calibrating lab instruments as required. Identify, troubleshoot and resolve instrumental issues to appropriate levels (internal or external) as required
- Identify out-of-specification or out-of-trend results and conduct lab investigation.
- Draft/review SOP’s and STM’s, protocols, technical reports and analytical data.
- Ensure QC lab activity is incompliance with good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and regulatory requirements in manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
- Participate in occupational health, safety, and wellness.
- Participate and contribute to the other projects related to laboratory as assigned by Supervisor.

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Chemistry or related studies and/or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment or Food Industry as QC Analyst, and minimum of 2 years as QC Chemist
- Working knowledge of the associated regulations that govern the pharmaceutical industry.
- Working knowledge of US Pharmacopoeia end/or European Pharmacopoeia.
- Working knowledge in Microsoft Office with a proficiency in Word and Excel, as well as working knowledge of statistical analysis.

**Required competencies/Abilities**:

- A strong solution focus and high attention to details to identify problems and drive for results.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and commitments.
- Sense of urgency and flexibility.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.

**Why Bausch Health?**

Bausch Health is a dynamic, growing company with a dedicated team committed to excellence and to helping Canadians by providing them with important, high-quality healthcare solutions. It is a progressive, exciting place to work where opportunities abound for current and new employees to help make a difference for Canadians.

We strongly believe the success of Bausch Health coincides with the achievement of personal and professional goals. We are a progressive, exciting place to work - where opportunities abound for new and current employees.

Our team members work in a dynamic environment where professional and personal growth is encouraged. You have the satisfaction of knowing that you are working with dedicated individuals who share a common vision of innovation and an unrelenting focus on improving people’s lives with our health care products.

By cultivating a winning attitude, we empower employees to seize opportunities that support the company’s mission to improve people’s lives.
- What we have to offer our employees in our state-of-the-art Steinbach manufacturing site:_
- Annual Bonus Plan
- Insurance coverage (Medical - Dental - Vision - Short & Long-Term Disability - Life - AD&D)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Gym on site
- Tuition Reimbursement
- INSPIRE: Employee Recognition Program
- Service Awards
- Employee Referral Program
- Top Up Maternity Leave
- Full-service Cafeteria - Free coffee & tea
- Free parking
- The masculine is used in this publication without prejudice for the sake of conciseness._
- Bausch Health is committed to equal employment opportunity