Lab Technician, R&D

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:

The Lab Technician will support the R&D departments (Core, Targeted, Outer Nutrition, and Sensory) by conducting experiments, formulations, and sensory activities in the R&D lab employing the disciplines of pharmaceutical, food and/or cosmetic sciences.  Maintain the workspace, equipment and inventory of various locations.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:  

•    Document all experiments and results in a laboratory notebook.•    Assist scientists/ product developers to prepare samples for internal and external evaluation. •    Evaluate/test physical properties and characteristics for tablets, capsules, powders and liquids, etc•    Maintain laboratory workspace, lab equipment, and inventory in an operable, clean, and organize condition.•    Create orders and stock all R&D labs with product, raw materials, and supplies for day to day usage.•    Follow and enforce laboratory procedures such as cGMP, ASTM, SOP, GLP (Good Laboratory Practices). •    Ability to travel for pilot batching, testing, sampling, and consumer work.•    Support the design, coordination, and execution of R&D based research in response to business needs to satisfy corporate objectives. (i.e. Cuttings, Employee Testing, CLT, HUT, Event Support, Pilots).•    Coordinate, prepare, ship, track, and record on a tracking file samples/products worldwide.•    Ensure all testing, documentations, and files are properly completed for each project.•    Support the daily technical project activities as defined by supervisory staff with little to no guidance.•    Job duties include labeling, weighing materials, preparing samples, lab organization, cleaning, and basic inventory management. •    Ability to follow instructions.•    Maintain lab supplies, RM inventory, Lab notebook, Calibration log book, receiving’s and outgoing logs.•    Follow up on submitted tests.•    Flexibility for various tasks not described above as business needs arises.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

None 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills:

•    Ability to organize workload, prioritize responsibilities, meet deadlines for deliverables and multitask on several projects individually as well as in a team environment•    Maintain, calibrate, clean laboratory equipment according to equipment instructions and SOP•    Ability to quickly learn and implement new computer based systems and experimental techniques•    Strong problem solving skills and ability to carry out assignments under general supervision.•    Knowledge of cGMP, ASTM, SOP, and GLP•    Ability to generate and record data•    Ability use of MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Experience:

•    2 year related industry experience, specifically in the pharmaceutical, foods or nutraceutical industry

Education:

•    High School Diploma