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The Analytical Chemistry Specialist will be responsible for instrumentation development work, which includes getting new instrumentation online and operational while streamlining existing methods.\nThis position would be ideal for an analytical chemistry professional who is seeking a challenging opportunity with a growing Bio-Pharmaceutical Company.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLaboratory Instrumentation:\nResponsible for operating complex laboratory instrumentation, including HPLC, UPLC, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC-MS, GC-FID, IC and SEM. \nMaintain and troubleshoot issues related to complex instrumentation.\nInventory Management: Maintain: Maintain inventory and storage of instrumentation equipment and accessories.\nMethod Development & Validation:Assist in development of method feasibility for new products and streamline methods for existing products.\nAssist in method validation protocol generation, executing protocols, providing peer review and analysis of data.\nAssist in report generation regarding instrumentation.\n\n Out of Specification Investigations: Assist in out-of-specification (OOS) result investigations by processing/interpreting data, conducting analysis and evaluating instrumentation.\nInstrumentation Analytical Method Expertise: Function as an analytical subject matter expert for instrument analytical methods.\nAnalyst Training: Train QC Analysts to perform analysis on complex instrumentation.\nOrganic Impurity Analysis: Perform organic impurity analysis to support regulatory submissions.\nReference Standards: Source and qualify, when applicable, reference standards for analysis.\nRoutine Testing and Analysis: Perform analysis and review of routine instrument testing.\nSkills & Qualifications:\nEducation: Bachelor's degree in Science or related field, and/or commensurate experience.\nExperience: A minimum of one to three years of experience in a quality control and/or cGMP laboratory, with demonstrated knowledge and experience operating LC, ICP and GC instrumentation in a GMP laboratory.\nExperience in the pharmaceutical or related industry in a laboratory setting, with knowledge of cGMP and related compliance regulations.\n\n Skills & Capabilities: The ideal candidate will have demonstrated the following abilities:\nMust be able to perform data analysis, complex analytical calculations and statistical analysis\n\nMust be able to train QA Analysts on instrument analysis\n\nMust have prior experience writing analytical protocols and reports\n\nMust have prior experience performing organic impurity analysis","description_format":"text","description_chars":2763,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T00:15:07Z"}],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.465,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":40,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:71","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/dextran-analytical-chemistry-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/dextran-analytical-chemistry-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T18:46:52Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1053,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3947,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}