Analytical Chemist and Sourcing Intern

Job Description

Analytical Chemist and Sourcing Intern

Global Chemicals Corporation is a global leader in sourcing, processing, manufacturing, packaging and wholesale distribution of high-quality food and pharmaceutical ingredients and custom manufacturing services; Our Company specializes natural and synthetic ingredients for Food and Beverage, Cosmetic and Personal Care, Nutritional and Pharmaceutical, Commercial and Industrial Applications. Our Company also is developing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Excipients including carriers, fillers, additives, preservatives and colorants to pharmaceutical manufacturers and compounding pharmacies servings human and animal health sectors of the pharmaceutical industry in the United States and the rest of the world. This intern will work at our facility located in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with 1-hour lunch time.

General Description

The Overall Duties and Responsibilities of our Company’s Analytical Chemist Intern under training of a supervisor include but are not limited to sampling, testing and analyzing chemicals and natural ingredients using U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), National Formulary (NF), Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) and other methods approved by our Company for distribution, production and packaging and regulatory compliance with FDA, USDA, and state and local government agencies. Be the hands-on person to assist the Company's Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs and Senior Management of a fast growing privately held business in training, guiding, leading and motivating the company’s team members with respect to productivity, workplace safety, regulatory compliance, quality assurance and production/fulfillment of customers' orders with maximum accuracy and efficiency. In this role he/she will also assist the supervisor in managing the activities of production planning, engineering, production, safety, production engineering & factory flow, quality assurance, material control/inventory management, maintenance, safety and compliance. This job holder will be expected to be promoted to a higher position after completion of 12-month internship to help our company’s senior management with production and demand planning and developing and executing sales and marketing strategies and track ongoing performance against the key performance indicators (KPIs), propose and recommend continuous improvements to the senior management and implement Lean Manufacturing/Distribution policies and practices and Six Sigma principles.

For successful performance of the duties and responsibilities described above and hereunder, the job holder will be provided with adequate training by FDA-accredited third-party certification bodies and will obtain certificates of completion in individual names for such training for successful performance of the duties and responsibilities required of this position and the costs and expenses for such training and certifications will be fully paid for by our company.

Duties and Responsibilities

Analytical Chemistry:

· Learn to conduct analysis and perform evaluation and optimization of methodology with regard to samples for assay, impurities, dissolution, content uniformity, moisture, and other physical and chemical tests as necessary, in a timely manner, following appropriate analytical procedures.

· Follow good documentation practice and document analytical tests on lab notebooks timely and accurately.

· Follow and comply with existing SOPs and recommend improvements and updates with respect to our company’s policies and procedures on quality and safety assurance.

· Double check analytical data to ensure reliable and accurate analytical data generated by lab analysts.

· Perform analytical test procedures and prepare draft analytical reports for supervisor to review;

· Provide recommendations to lab supervisor / manager to improve analytical procedures, SOPs, and/or lab efficiency.

· Assist Supervisor in planning and prioritizing analytical tests accordingly so that the project timelines are met.

· Participate in and perform assigned tasks for R & D projects in custom formulation, process development, pilot scale production technologies.

· Perform other duties as assigned by our company’s management.

Sourcing:

· Identifying and qualifying domestic and foreign suppliers to meet our internal production and research and development needs and our outside customers’ requirements; building vendor relationships with manufacturers/suppliers of food additives and ingredients, pharmaceutical excipients, actives and other allied products;

· Obtaining, gathering and organizing as much as possible product data, specifications, manuals, photographs, videos and other information of merchandise offered to us, and if needed, travel to meet with suppliers and manufacturers;

· When applicable, arranging sampling/testing of potential materials for purchase by in house lab or qualified third-party testing and inspection companies.

· Providing assistance in purchasing merchandise from vendors, negotiating pricing, delivery and payment terms in the best interest of our company as a customer, monitoring vendors’ performance, exercising problem solving skills;

· Identifying and providing necessary background information with respect to new vendors and once the new vendors have been approved, performing the duties same as above

· Expediting open orders, monitoring inventory and coordinating with our warehouse personnel, account executives and customer service representatives.

· Coordinating with quality control personnel in regards to reporting and dealing with quality issues and packaging problems such as non-compliance with our quality and packaging standards, requesting and arranging return and replacement, withholding payment and seeking credit and compensation from vendors, demanding vendors to take corrective action, filing insurance claims if it is applicable and coordinating with insurance surveyors and claims adjusters, coordinating and cooperating with government regulatory agencies at the direction and under the guidance of the Company’s management;

· Handling all other matters related to the supply chain issues as designated by the Company’s management from time to time.

Qualifications/Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Science is required; however, Master’s degree in chemistry, food science, pharmaceutical science is a strong plus; Candidates with GPA 3.75+/4.0 and experience in wet/bench chemistry and pharmaceutical testing or organic chemistry, biochemistry or food science laboratory research experience in an academic setting or food chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturing and research and development settings.

· Hands-on abilities with variety of analytical instruments, such as ICP-MS, HPLC, GC, Dissolution tester, UV/Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR, Karl Fischer titrator, Particle Size Analyzer using US standard sieve pans and laser diffraction, etc.

· Strong motivation and desire to succeed in career development and willingness to commit and devote to hardworking ethics for financial success as an individual and for the benefit of the Company are essential for this position. Having excellent leadership skills and demonstrating strong ability to motivate and lead team members are very much preferred.

· Language ability – A high degree of proficiency in English is absolutely required. Emphasis is given to fluency in English speaking and the ability in writing error-free business and professional emails, letters, faxes, memos, reports and proposals in English.

· 1-3 years of Analytical Bench Chemistry experience and quality control/quality assurance and regulatory affairs in the Food, Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical Industries and technical education and knowledge in chemicals, food ingredients, pharmaceutical actives and excipients or industrial and mechanical products.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills and proven negotiating and problem-solving skills

· Willingness to travel for up to 5% to 10% of the time on annual basis; willingness to work after normal business hours or on holidays when the need arises in the best interest of the company and our customers.

· Willingness to be trained in other functions or departments and willingness to help out or cover the duties and responsibilities of other co-workers whose occasional absences have been permitted by the management or as designated by the management to help out in situations where there is a temporary surge of work in other functions.

Personal Qualities:

• Integrity & Trust
• Excellent Work Ethics
• Positive Attitude and Progressive Thinking
• Ability to Learn Quickly
• Action and Performance Driven
• Business Acumen
• Pursuit of Continuing Professional Education
• Ability to Deal with Ambiguity
• Ability to Exercise Common Sense and Sound Judgment
• Ability to Work Independently or as a Team Member or Group Leader
• Negotiating and Adjusting to Reach Targets and Goals
• Drive for Success and Pursuit of Excellence
• Time Management, Pursuit of Efficiency and Productivity
• Prioritizing and Multi-Tasking

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a bachelor's degree in organic chemistry with GPA 3.75/4.0?

Work Location: In person