Inorganic Chemist

Zoetis is the world's largest Manufacturer and Supplier of Animal Pharmaceuticals.

At Zoetis in Lincoln, NE, we manufacture high quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Our plant has been recognized as one of the Nebraska's Safest Companies, with a long-standing presence in the Lincoln community. We are a clean, modern site that continues to innovate and grow.

Benefits Include:

4 weeks accrued paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.

401(k) match with company profit sharing.

Tuition reimbursement and Student Loan repayment program.

Great Health, personal, and family benefits starting day 1.

Position Summary

• Lead and prioritize tasks to ensure that tests, protocols, methods, and reports are completed in an accurate and timely manner providing reliable results. Thus, ensuring timely project delivery of the ICP-OES equipment and methods identified
• Maintain laboratory procedures, correcting potential problems, to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
• Ensure that safety and quality standards are followed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
• Will author protocols, execute protocols, author the reports, author the validated test method, and train the Analysts on the ICP-OES and MS methods implemented according to the project plan.

Hours: 1st shift.

Position Responsibilities

• Problem solve when working through protocols and validation.
• Author/review Standard Operating Procedures/Standard Methods.
• Inform QC management of testing issues (i.e., no tests, unsatisfactory results)
• Ensure that testing completed is properly documented and follows written methods.
• Responsible for ensuring proper training of Quality Control technicians.
• Work with QA to develop specifications.

Education and Experience

B. S. in a science (Preferably chemistry) or 5-10 years' experience in related field.

Technical Skills and Competencies Requirement

• Understanding of USP compendia and EP compendia requirements to ensure compliance with changing guidelines and standards.
• Understanding of testing for Elemental impurities and regulatory requirements
• FDA GMP knowledge and experience preferred.
• Ability to trouble-shoot problems and implement corrective action.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding and experience with ICP-MS equipment
• Computer literate.
• Demonstrated ability to work with internal and external colleagues.
• Technical expertise/knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices, Data Integrity/Data Governance, and KPI's

Physical Position Requirements

• This is Lincoln, NE based position.
• This position will require use of SAP zLIMS, Veeva vault and other IT tools, teleconferencing and Zoom tools, as well as SharePoint technologies, to share and manage information with Global QC Network and Quality Organization
• Requires lifting of 25lbs or more

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.