Job Description

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You\'ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter\'s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives\xe2\x80\x94where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your Role at Baxter

This is where my hands make life-sustaining products

You are driven by the knowledge that the products you help make saves and sustain lives. You can move quickly, address questions, and encourage teammates, all while getting quality products out on time. You are calm, positive, and a key part of a fast-paced environment that emphasizes camaraderie and teamwork. As a Chemist, you are happiest when you are moving, and we will not disappoint!

Baxter is known for its speed and high-quality product. Our manufacturing operations are around-the-clock to meet the needs of our customers. Our high-caliber talent works through the challenges at hand while pushing toward meeting client order needs. We are currently looking for an energetic, hard-working Chemist to work an 18-month assignment on the day shift (Monday to Friday 7:00-15:30) at our Alliston facility. We offer an Employee Stock Purchasing Plan, Defined contribution pension plan and medical/dental benefits on your first day!

Your team

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by manufacturing high-quality products. We strive to create quality products for our customers each day.

Delivering life-saving products is about getting them right, and attention to detail is how we make sure we meet that challenge. We are a team that supports each other throughout each shift. Working together in a supportive and open culture makes our processes evolve for the better and engages our workforce.

The following are dress/gowning requirements: safety glasses, safety shoes, ear plugs, jumpsuit, hood, hairnet, beard cover, gloves, isolation mask and boots (additional PPE required when cleaning)

• Constant or intermittent exposure to elevated levels of noise
• Involves working around equipment, machinery, and belts

What You\'ll Be Doing

The Chemist is responsible for performing chemical analysis to ensure product acceptability. Ensure that final products and raw materials meet required standards before release by analyzing them using instrumental and wet chemical techniques according to the specifications. Analyze in-process samples using a variety of assays and procedures, taking appropriate action if the result is out of the specified limits. Maintain chemistry lab in good order.

Duties performed:

• Perform chemical analysis to ensure product acceptability.
• Ensure that final products meet required standards before release by analyzing them using instrumental and wet chemical techniques according to the specifications.
• Analyze in-process samples using a variety of assays and procedures, taking appropriate action if the result is out of the specified limits.
• Maintain chemistry lab in good order.
• Perform analytical chemical analysis to ensure products meet required standards using instrumental and wet chemical techniques according to specifications.
• Compile analysis reports by entering results into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) approving them and forwarding to the Document center.
• Ensure that production lines make products within specification limits by analyzing in-process samples using variety of assays and procedures, taking appropriate action if the result is out of specified limits.
• Support departmental 6s efforts by maintaining all work areas in a clean and orderly state, disposing of waste, cleaning glass ware and removing expired chemicals / reagents.
• Maintain chemistry lab in good order by housecleaning, disposing waste, cleaning glassware and removing expired chemicals/ reagents.
• Perform required preventative maintenance on equipment\'s in QM lab. to ensure proper functioning and delivery of consistent and reliable results.
• Contact manufacturers of equipment and arrange for service in event of malfunction of equipment

Duties performed on a continual or intermittent basis

• Learn, understand and apply thorough quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
• Notify the supervisor and take appropriate action if any safety, quality, mechanical or discrepancy issues occur
• Sustain a clean and safe work area using 6S principles

What You\'ll Bring

• University Degree, Bachelor of Science Majoring in Analytical Chemistry or Biochemistry
• 3-5 years of analytical chemical testing lab experience.
• Over 2 years of chemical lab experience in a pharmaceutical industry is preferred
• Familiarity with laboratory equipment in a Quality Management Laboratory
• Proficiency in MS Office and laboratory computerized systems
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills
• Highly effective analytical and problem solving skills and critical thinking abilities
• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience performing analytical testing in compliance with specification requirements - Instrumental techniques such as HPLC, ICP-MS, GC Atomic Absorption, UV-VIS spectroscopy, Flame Photometry and IR spectroscopy
• Knowledge of GMP, ISO and regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with LIMS is an asset
• Technical writing experience is an asset

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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please send an e-mail to Americas_TTA@baxter.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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