•Plan, organize, and direct day-to-day lab operations, placing a strong emphasis on safety protocols, training and procedures.
•Manage budget, conduct year-end reviews, and develop personnel scheduling.
•Ensure thorough training and documentation of new and updated lab procedures to maintain compliance and mitigate risks.
• Provide comprehensive safety training, chemical analysis training, and instrumentation training to lab personnel and related production departments
•Successfully achieve stability on lab prototypes by implementing accelerated testing environments developed by Formulation Research Chemists.
•Conduct root cause analysis on out-of-specification items, identifying and rectifying safety and quality issues.
•Assist Quality in process and product validation through documentation and testing regimen.
•Oversee the scale-up process of newly developed formulations, ensuring critical-to-quality specifications while training production personnel on process and safety protocols of new procedures.
•Utilize failure mode and risk analysis techniques to identify potential hazards and implement preventive measures.
•Communicate and enforce safety procedures for new processes and materials, minimizing risks
•Maintain and update the chemical hygiene plan for the lab, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
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Teach safety and basic chemistry to chemistry and nursing majors
• Conduct routine testing of raw materials for manufacturing, prioritizing safety and quality control.
• Develop and update standard operating procedures, update lab safety guidelines, and prepare for lab auditing.
• Train technicians on updated procedures and new analytical methods.
• Troubleshoot and maintain analytical instruments, including GC, HPLC, AA, UV-Vis, Autotitrators, and FT-IR.
• Provide research and analytical testing support to outside departments and new product development initiatives.
• Perform analytical requests, shelf-life testing, factor changes, and method development.
• Act as HazMat Team Leader, leading on-site emergency incidents and conducting annual trainings with HazMat members.
•Conduct routine testing on raw materials and finished products, ensuring safety and quality standards are met.
•Lead the startup of a new analytical laboratory, including IQ, OQ, and PQ on new equipment.
•Validate test methods for production processes, enhancing safety and quality control.
•Develop lab procedures, Lab Investigation Reports, and process flows, documenting safety protocols.
•Prepare for FDA audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
•Train new chemists and operators on routine testing and proper documentation.
•Oversee the sitewide hazardous waste management program, representing the lab's interests.
•Implement and manage satellite accumulation for hazardous waste, promoting safe handling and disposal practices.
•Develop and modify polymer formulations, emphasizing safety considerations.
•Perform scale-up of approved formulations in the pilot plant, ensuring safety protocols are followed.
•Train manufacturing employees on new formulas as part of production hand-off, emphasizing safe handling and operation.
•Consult with outside representatives and vendors regarding product development and formula changes, incorporating safety best practices.
•Perform routine testing of raw materials.
•Assist with shelf-life extensions and bacteria testing.
•Support HPLC method development, contributing to the enhancement of analytical capabilities.
-Raw material and finished product testing
-Data entry
-Water sampling
-Air sampling
-Streaking bacteria