Total 4 Junior Executive Chemist job vacancies in D05 Clementi New Town, Hong Leong Garden, Pasir Panjang

Assistant Laboratory Chemist

Purpose & Scope:

Work closely with R&D Manager in a laboratory setting to conduct research on new or existing paint formulas with minimal supervision. Typical projects the Chemist may work on are new product development or modification of existing products, raw material evaluations, benchmarking studies, sample preparations, color matching, batch process review and specification testing. The Laboratory Chemist is expected to design and document all projects be familiar with all QC test procedures and factory processes. He may be required to scale-up batches and work in QC as needed.

Reports To: Research & Development Manager

Duties:

• Work in the R&D laboratory.
• Interact with the R&D Manager, Technical Director, sales, marketing, and vendors to develop new products or modify existing products.
• Design benchmarking studies of products and interprets the results to clearly communicate advantages and disadvantages.
• Evaluate raw materials to make recommendations on their potential use.
• Interact with production to solve manufacturing/scale-up issues.
• Conduct investigations of product complaints.
• Perform testing from standard procedures.
• Develop and writes test methods as needed.
• Record and organize projects in an electronic format.
• Enter or modify formulas into the formula database as needed for production.
• Work in QC as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Complete any additional assignments as directed.
• Report to R&D Manager.

Requirements:

• Must have 2 to 4 years formulating / testing experience in Paint / Coating Field
• Must have experience in solvent based coatings
• A four-year degree in Organic Chemistry / Polymer Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry
• Knowledge of paint / coating testing, including the methods used, equipment and systems.
• Ability to work in an industrial laboratory setting
• If necessary need to go out to the field for application support or trouble shooting.
• Possess ability to follow standard operating procedures.
• Good level of IT literacy with the ability to use MS office including Outlook, Word & Excel.
• Possess safety habits & awareness required as a condition of employment.
• Possess skills to accurately record and communicate research results to others both orally and in writing.
• Follownprescribed policies & procedures.

Assistant Laboratory Chemist

Purpose & Scope:

Work closely with R&D Manager in a laboratory setting to conduct research on new or existing paint formulas with minimal supervision. Typical projects the Chemist may work on are new product development or modification of existing products, raw material evaluations, benchmarking studies, sample preparations, color matching, batch process review and specification testing. The Laboratory Chemist is expected to design and document all projects be familiar with all QC test procedures and factory processes. He may be required to scale-up batches and work in QC as needed.

Reports To: Research & Development Manager

Duties:

• Work in the R&D laboratory.
• Interact with the R&D Manager, Technical Director, sales, marketing, and vendors to develop new products or modify existing products.
• Design benchmarking studies of products and interprets the results to clearly communicate advantages and disadvantages.
• Evaluate raw materials to make recommendations on their potential use.
• Interact with production to solve manufacturing/scale-up issues.
• Conduct investigations of product complaints.
• Perform testing from standard procedures.
• Develop and writes test methods as needed.
• Record and organize projects in an electronic format.
• Enter or modify formulas into the formula database as needed for production.
• Work in QC as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Complete any additional assignments as directed.
• Report to R&D Manager.

Requirements:

• A four-year degree in Organic Chemistry / Polymer Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry
• 2 to 4 years formulating / testing experience in Paint / Coating Field
• Knowledge of paint / coating testing, including the methods used, equipment and systems.
• Ability to work in an industrial laboratory setting
• If necessary need to go out to the field for application support or trouble shooting.
• Possess ability to follow standard operating procedure.

· Good level of IT literacy with the ability to use MS office including Outlook, Word & Excel.

• Possess safety habits & awareness required as a condition of employment.
• Possess skills to accurately record and communicate research results to others both orally and in writing.
• Follow prescribed policies & procedures.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for Research Assistant/ Research Associate (QC Analytical Chemist) in the Department of Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. CIRC is a dedicated molecular imaging research centre. It is equipped with on-site capability for the preparation of PET radiopharmaceuticals in a state-of-the-art GMP-certified facility. CIRC is positioned to support both academic and commercially led clinical research programs, with dedicated clinical imaging facilities area advanced modalities of PET-CT and PET-MRI. For more details on what we do, do visit https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/circ/. Appointments will be made on a two-years contract basis with the possibility of extension.

Purpose of the post

The QC Analytical Chemist will be responsible to, and work closely with Head of QC, to ensure the successful and safe release of radiopharmaceuticals manufactured at CIRC. The QC Analytical Chemist’s principal role will be to perform all quality control tests required by pharmacopeia. Alongside with maintaining the inventory of raw materials, maintenance of equipment and all the necessary documentation required for the QC laboratory in compliance to PIC/S GMP.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The QC Analytical Chemist will be able to:

• Perform analytical chemistry methods (HPLC, GC, radioTLC etc) for ensuring that the radiopharmaceutical is safe for clinical use.
• Perform environmental monitoring as required by PIC/S GMP in the cleanrooms (environmental monitoring, airborne particle monitoring)
• Manage routine microbial tests such as microbial plate incubation, sterility testing, bioburden testing, etc and liaising with third party contractors if required.
• Handle raw materials management, including maintaining inventory status, purchase and receiving of raw materials.
• Establish, develop and validate QC Test Methods for the radiopharmaceutical QC release testing.
• Assist in writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIN), Recordsheets (REC), etc and fill in Batch Manufacturing Records (BMR).
• Ensure that the appropriate documentation is in place.
• Support in managing of QC equipment and metabolite laboratory equipment, including qualifications, operations maintenance, cleaning, calibration and re-qualification.
• Maintain cleanliness in the QC laboratory and the cyclotron facility.
• Handle chemical and biohazard waste disposal.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to good safety and health practices from the university guidelines.
• Cross training to Production routine manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals
• Any adhoc duties as required for this role

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Personnel should be comfortable with:

• exposure to radiation when handling radioactive samples.

• handling of chemicals for QC testing (flammables, acids, and bases).

• Handling chemical and biohazard wastes

• Occasion lifting of heavy objects such as lead shield containment (lead pots)

• Flexible working hours with occasionally over time

Qualifications

The applicant should:

1. Have a minimum of BSc degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, pharmacy or a related field;
2. Good knowledge and experience on GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) or GLP (Good Laboratory Practice);
3. Preferably hands-on experience with operating and maintaining analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC, TLC and also aseptic isolator for sterility testing.
4. Have good analytical processing skills, as well as,
5. Have good critical thinking and proactiveness at work.

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Formal application: Please submit your application, indicating current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV (including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of two (2) referees to this job portal.

Responsibilities

• Equipment and methods to conduct testing.Equipment includes and not limit to: ICPOES/MS, IC, GC, FTIR, UV-VIS, LC and etc.
• Provide precise and accurate results in report as a deliverableTroubleshooting of equipment if needed
• Lab management skills - QA/QC documentations of equipments and tests.
• Maintaining of quality documents, calibration and PM records for equipment
• Communication skills – Internal/ external customers;
• Conduct analysis on customer samples and provide results within lead time
• Help to achieve department revenues and coordination with customer.
• House-keeping of lab and Ad-hoc activities

Requirements

• Degree / Diploma (with experiences) with chemistry related field
• Basic Chemistry and analytical skills
• Good communication
• Team Player