Quality Control Analyst I

Who are we?

Teva is a global pharmaceutical leader and the world's largest generic medicines producer, committed to improving health and increasing access to quality health solutions worldwide. Our employees are at the core of our success, with colleagues in over 80 countries delivering the world's largest medicine cabinet to 200 million people every day. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of products and solutions for patients and we've built a promising pipeline centered around our core therapeutic areas.  We are continually developing patient-centric solutions and significantly growing both our generic and specialty medicines business through investment in research and development, marketing, business development and innovation. This is how we improve health and enable people to live better, healthier lives. Join us on our journey of growth!

Job Description

Performs testing of raw materials and drug products, maintenance and calibration of analytical instruments, prepares standard and sample solutions and maintains appropriate records.

ESSENTIAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 

•    Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and state, Federal and local laws.
•    Complies with all safety rules and regulations.
•    Perform analysis on raw materials, finish goods, API, and control substances
•    Ensures that balances are reviewed and calibrated.
•    Perform peer review of laboratory testing as required.
•    Responsible for Wet Chemistry testing (such as LOD, PH, titration, etc.)
•    Work within a team to meet productions, validation, stability, and request deadlines.
•    Participates in troubleshooting of analytical test methods and laboratory instruments.
•    Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assignments.   
•    Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) instructions. 
•    Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Certification/Experience:
•    Requires a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Chemistry or Microbiology, or equivalent education/experience with a minimum of two years relevant progressive experience in a Quality Control Laboratory environment.
•    Requires working knowledge of cGMP, DEA and other applicable industry regulatory requirements as they relate to the production of pharmaceutical products and associated quality systems.
•    Labware LIMS and/or Empower preferred experience preferred.
•    Microbiology testing experience preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
•    Solid understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry as it applies to HPLC, GC, FTIR, UV-Vis and other general analytical techniques.
•    Computer proficiency with comprehensive working knowledge of MS Office products, Learning Management Systems (LMS), ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and manufacturing/quality systems such as LIMS, Trackwise and Qdocs.
•    Ability to effectively communicate scientific and/or technical ideas in writing.
•    Ability to communicate effectively with excellent written and oral communication skills. 
•    Ability to interact positively and collaborate with co-workers, management and other internal stakeholders.
•    Self-directed with ability to organize and prioritize work.
•    Detail oriented with the ability to identify errors and/or inconsistencies while performing tasks.
•    Must be able to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality, integrity and discretion. 

Problem Solving:
•    Works on problems of moderate scope where evaluation of contributing factors requires analysis of situation or data.
•    Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies and selects methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
•    Selects methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
•    Acts independently and proactively to recommend methods and procedures for problem resolution.
•    Able to identify solutions to general problems through collaboration and creativity.

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