Calibration Chemist

at  Teva Canada

Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
Calibration Chemist
Under the direction of the functional leader, involved in developing and implementing compliant, cost-effective calibration qualification and repair procedures. Responsibilities include delivering in-house technical training, performing repairs, creating calibration SOPs, mapping protocols, initiating track wise change controls and ensuring adherence to GMP compliance.
How you’ll spend your day
Assist in the maintenance, configuration, troubleshooting, and calibration of all controls and instrumentation in the QC Laboratory area.
Assist in performing preventative maintenance and qualification on analytical instruments to minimize unexpected downtime.
Support audit of Preventative Maintenance/Qualification documents produced by onsite metrology group and track RFT statistics to develop improvement strategies.
Assist in the creation and maintenance of SOPs for the qualification of existing/new analytical instruments and ensure qualification intervals are adhered to and documented.
Assist with updating the LIMS and SAP database to track all instrument PM and qualification intervals.
Support project teams during design, commissioning, calibration, training and handover phases of projects.
Responsible for managing, organizing all the documentations related to the metrology department.
Responsible for Harmony Track wise (change control, CAPA), SOP creation, IQOQ qualification doc etc.
Other related duties as assigned.
Your experience and qualifications
University Degree and/or College Diploma in Chemistry, Chem. Eng., or other related discipline.
Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience. Preferred experience: Instrument troubleshooting and/or calibration experience an asset.
Excellent skill/experience using Microsoft Excel
Advanced technical knowledge and experience with a wide variety of analytical instrumentation employed in a pharmaceutical laboratory
Knowledge of cGMP, ICH and other requirements as it relates to instrument qualification and validation.
Exhibit good written and verbal communication skills in order to:
Interact with a variety of Teva contacts to complete projects/tasks as needed.
Create technically sound written protocols and procedures
Exhibit good organizational skills and a professional attitude
Demonstrate resourcefulness to solve problem and source technical supplies.
Strong understanding of TWD (Harmony Trackwise), LabWare LIMS, Empower, MS Office, and other QC lab applications..
Analytical methods and techniques common to QC Lab
Proficient in Good Documentation Practices
GMP, cGMP, ICH and other requirements as it relates to instrument qualification and validation.
Key measurements to support business such as customer service, cycle time, costing, etc.
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to work well under pressure in a stressful and fast paced working environment
Required to work independently and follow through on assignments/instructions/tasks with minimal supervision/direction
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