Analytical Chemist (Pharmaceutical Analysis)

Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; applicants should be within commuting distance of the Greater Toronto Area

Annual base compensation: up to CAD 65,000, with the final offer based on experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Company

Eurofins CDMO Alphora develops and manufactures therapeutics, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and finished dosage products while providing contract research and development services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and author analytical test methods for raw materials, in-process controls, intermediates, and APIs.
• Perform analytical method validations, standard qualification studies, stability testing, and forced degradation studies.
• Provide analytical support for process development, manufacturing, and stability programs, including sample analysis and peer review of non-GMP data.
• Prepare method development reports, stability protocols, stability reports, supporting data, and GMP documentation.
• Conduct scientific investigations, interpret analytical and stability results, and collaborate with Analytical Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Process Development, and Manufacturing.
• Calibrate and maintain laboratory instruments, verify performance, maintain laboratory readiness, and follow safety and quality requirements.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical analysis, development, and validation.
• Proficiency with HPLC, GC, GC/headspace, ion chromatography, Karl Fischer, and wet chemistry techniques.
• Strong technical writing and GMP documentation skills, including a comprehensive understanding of cGMP requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving, planning, organizational, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional project teams and drive projects to completion.

Nice to have

• Proficiency with LC/MS and/or GC/MS.
• Experience with UV, IR, and TLC instrumentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, and an RRSP with a 3% company match.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Work in a modern laboratory with ongoing investments in facilities, equipment, and instrumentation.
• Opportunities to develop technical skills and career paths through a continuing flow of pharmaceutical development projects.
• Artificial intelligence is used to support preliminary recruitment screening, while hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.