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Medix Biochemica

Quality Assurance Specialist I / Analytical Chemist I - Part-Time

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Medix Biochemica

Maryland Heights, US · Full-time · $35,000 – $45,000

About this role

This dual role combines 20 hours per week in Quality Assurance with 20 hours per week in Analytical Chemistry, supporting Medix Biochemica's quality system and laboratory operations. The Quality Assurance Specialist I assists in maintaining and continually improving the company's quality system, while the Analytical Chemist Level I generates and interprets routine analytical data for final product release, product stability, and raw materials testing.

Day-to-day QA duties include documentation review for Good Documentation Practices, receiving and releasing products and materials, reorganizing files and folders, scanning documents, and drafting documents and reports. On the analytical side, the role involves performing routine analytical testing and analysis, assisting in analytical assay development as needed, and following all current SOPs.

The position works within a laboratory environment that requires strict adherence to protocols, including updating and maintaining written testing procedures, maintaining notebooks, calibrating and maintaining analytical equipment, and managing inventory of supplies and reagents. The team values self-motivation, detail-orientation, and strong time-management and organizational skills.

This part-time opportunity offers exposure to both quality assurance and analytical chemistry functions in a pharmaceutical industry setting, providing a foundation for growth in regulated laboratory environments. The role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional seeking a balanced schedule while contributing to product quality and compliance.

Requirements

  • Self-motivated, hard-working individual willing to go above and beyond
  • Detail-oriented with good time-management and organizational skills
  • Minimum undergraduate Bachelor's Degree in a lab science or minimum four years of experience in a relevant field
  • Prefer 2 years of previous experience in an analytical or manufacturing laboratory
  • Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office package and a fast, efficient general computer user
  • Ability to learn additional programs as needed
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram instructions
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, volumes, and conversion factors

Responsibilities

  • Perform documentation review for Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
  • Receive and release products and materials
  • Reorganize files and folders and scan documents
  • Draft documents and reports and assist in maintaining records and logs
  • Perform routine analytical testing and analysis
  • Assist in analytical assay development as needed
  • Update and maintain written protocols for testing procedures
  • Calibrate and maintain analytical equipment and manage inventory of supplies and reagents

Benefits

  • Part-time schedule (20 hours QA / 20 hours Analytical)
  • Opportunity to work in both quality assurance and analytical chemistry
  • Exposure to pharmaceutical industry quality systems and laboratory operations
  • Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities