Chemist

Job Title: Chemist - III

Duration: 12 Months

Location: West Point, PA 19486

Pay Rate: $46/hr on w2

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Domain: Pharmaceuticals

Application Deadline: October 16th, 2026

Description:

Qualifications:

Minimum education:

• BS/Master's in life sciences, chemistry preferred.

• Experience: With BS, minimum 5 years and with Master's, min. 3 year of pharmaceutical experience.

Required experience:

• Needs to work quickly and efficiently, while obtaining high quality data.

• Experience with HPLC is required.

• Successful performance requires a sound basic knowledge of the individual scientific discipline and the ability to apply fundamental principles and techniques to the problems assigned.

• GMP experience required

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Empower and dissolution is preferred.

Software:

• EMPOWER or any other chromatography collection software like Chemstation or Agilent (Preferred)

• MS office suite

Personality:

• Detail oriented

• Multitasker

• Organized

• Team player

• Follows instructions

Note:

• Lab based onsite role.

• Possibility of extension.

• No PHD

Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of a more senior staff member, the incumbent will carry out routine testing on pharmaceutical drug products.

• Included will be stability testing (assay, dissolution, KF, disintegration, etc.).

• Method validation may also be performed depending on the ability of the candidate.