Contract: Sr. Formulations Technician / US

The client is currently recruiting a Sr Formulations Technician on a 12 month contract.

As a Sr. Formulation Technician, you will be responsible for conducting chemical and/or physical laboratory formulations and tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or other materials used for the validation and manufacturing of new and/or existing products or processes, quality control or other work involving experimental or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct chemical or physical laboratory formulations and tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or other materials.
• Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
• Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques.
• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
• Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

REQUIREMENTS

• Associate's Degree in Chemistry, Biology or Biochemistry, with no less than 3 years of industry experience.
• Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.
• This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and Quality System Regulations (QSR's).
• Skilled in using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• The ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• The ability to combine different pieces of information to form general conclusions.