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Quality Control (QC) Chemist – Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI)
Location: Hauppauge, NY (On-site)
Schedule: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (flex based on production/testing needs)
Bring Precision to Every Breat
hStep into a critical role where science meets patient impact. As a QC Chemist specializing in inhalation products, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety, quality, and performance of metered dose inhalers (DPIs) and related dosage forms that patients rely on every day
.This is not your average QC role—here, you'll work on complex aerosol and particle-based delivery systems, applying advanced analytical techniques to confirm product integrity and regulatory compliance in a highly controlled cGMP environment
.
What You'll
DoAnalytical Testing & Experti
- sePerform routine and advanced QC testing for pharmaceutical dosage forms, with a strong focus on inhalation products (DPI system
- s)Evaluate critical quality attributes (CQA) such as particle size distribution, spray pattern, plume geometry, and dose uniformi
- tyOperate and maintain advanced instrumentatio
- n:Gas Chromatography (G
- C)Particle Size Analyzers (e.g., laser diffraction, cascade impactio
- n)ICP (trace elemental analysi
- s)Execute specialized inhalation testing protocols including propellant-based system assessmen
ts
Material & Product Understand
- ingApply working knowledge of raw materials, propellants, excipients, and canister/valve systems specific to aerosol deliv
- erySupport testing across multiple dosage forms (solid oral, liquids, injectables, topical, and inhalation platfor
ms)
Data Integrity & Investigat
- ionsEnsure strict adherence to cGMP, data integrity standards, and ALCOA princi
- plesInvestigate OOS, deviations, and atypical results, contributing to root cause analysis and corrective act
ions
Documentation & Compl
- ianceMaintain accurate, audit-ready documentation aligned with FDA and regulatory expecta
- tionsFollow and continuously improve SOPs in a structured QC enviro
nment
What Makes You a Strong Can
didate
Education & Technical Bac
- kgroundBachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Physics (highly preferred fields aligned with role expect
- ations)Strong foundation in analytical techniques and data interpr
etation
Industry Ex
- perienceProven experience in a pharmaceutical QC environment (r
- equired)Hands-on exposure to multiple dosage forms, esp
- ecially:Tablets/
- CapsulesLiquid form
- ulationsInj
- ectables
- TopicalsDPI inhalation products (highly pr
eferred)
Functional
ExpertiseExperience specifically in Quality Control roles (primary
- function)Comfortable working in a fully onsite, regulated lab environment with fixed schedules and SOP-driven
- workflowsStrong communication skills and ability to interpret, document, and present scientific
findings
Work E
nvironmentOperate in a state-of-the-art cGMP laboratory handling solvents, powders, and aeros
- ol systemsRequired use of PPE: lab coats, safety glasses, respira
- tors, etc.May include shift flexibility (day/evening/night) and occasional weekends based on producti
on demands
Physical R
equirementsStand/walk for extended periods (~75
- % of shift)Lift up to 10 k
- g as neededPerform detailed lab work requiring precisio
Salary : $65,000 - $105,000