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Scientist I

North Chicago, IL 60064

Posted: 01/21/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 616868 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target PR Range: 24-34/hr
*Depending on experience

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities Include:
• Analytical chemist responsible for commercial and pipeline small molecule development within Product Development Science &Technology, Operations
• Perform routine analytical chemistry tests competently and independently to generate reliable and consistent results.
• Learn and understand new experimental techniques.
• Demonstrate skills in multiple analytical techniques, such as HPLC, GC, titration, and spectrometry. Author scientific protocols and reports.
• Use data interpretation ability and critical thinking skills to troubleshoot experiments and instrumentation, suggest, design, and conduct relevant experiments
• Maintain excellent documentation of all work including electronic lab notebooks and other documentation.
• Present results and experimental information in team meetings.
• Follow GMP and other regulations per requests

Years of experience/education and/or certifications required:
• At least a BS in Chemistry or other science or engineering fields with typically at least 2 years of laboratory-based experience

What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have?
• At least a BS in Chemistry or other science or engineering fields with typically at least 2 years of laboratory-based experience
• Physical ability to work in a lab setting which includes standing and operating lab instruments for hours at a time
• Basic computer skills for Microsoft Office, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions, such as written procedures, standard methods, and protocols without deviations
• Ability to document the work clearly and timely

What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience, education, or certification?
• The ideal candidate would have demonstrated proficiency with analytical techniques including, HPLC, GC, spectroscopic techniques, mass spectrometry and associated data systems as they relate to GMP pharmaceutical analysis.
• This position requires an individual who is self-motivated, hard-working, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Organizational, planning and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing conditions.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team setting

Work Schedule (Define days,# of hours)/ Is Overtime offered or required?
• M-F standard 40 hour work week. Overtime may be required.

Interview Process
• Teams video interview followed by 2nd onsite interview

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.