Stability Chemist III

2 days ago


Minnesota City, United States Actalent Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Stability Chemist III
Job Description

The Kidney Care R&D - Stability team supports R&D projects for new and existing products. We currently have an opening for a Research Associate III to represent Kidney Care Solutions as a Stability Subject Matter Expert. The successful candidate will apply sound chemistry and stability planning expertise to identify and resolve stability indicating characteristics. The effective integration of chemistry and stability enables establishment of shelf life for new or existing products manufactured for rapidly growing markets and allows for the qualification of product changes on a global scale. The Stability Subject Matter Expert will design strategies and make recommendations that are non-routine to address technical, regulatory, and business requirements.Responsibilities include:- Represent R&D–Stability on project teams as a key member of the project teams’ goals and success.- Collaborate with vital team members (e.g., Product Design Owners, Project Managers, Regulatory Affairs, Quality) to anticipate business needs and gain alignment.- Craft and implement stability strategy plans for new product development and sustaining projects.- Design GMP stability studies used to establish expiration dating for product development.- Contribute to the development of technical justifications for expiration dating for new or modified products and the defense of expiration dating recommendation to key business partners.- Provide valuable input to stability assessments and requirements for new products and/or current product changes.- Partner with manufacturing facilities, analytical chemistry teams, and stability testing labs to ensure the right methods and specifications are available for stability, compatibility, and release testing. Ensure that the methods are appropriate for the product design over shelf life.- Identify risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement of existing methods, technologies, and approaches. Provide sound scientific rationale.- Author, review, and verify technical data, protocols, and reports.- Act as study director for stability projects under guidance of senior Stability team members.- Perform stability study administration activities on LIMS including study building and review, identification of product test data requiring modification, and data entry.- Develop new and/or optimize existing processes and procedures to enhance stability related practices.- Participate in investigations that correspond to atypical or out-of-specification/out-of-trend test results. Review data and author technical evaluations that characterize the stability trending of suspect data.- Leverage critical thinking to drive the investigation to conclusions based on sound scientific principles.- Successfully plan, coordinate, and lead all aspects of the progress of multiple Stability related projects, budgets, and activities working with global teams and CROs as applicable.- Contribute to and/or take lead author role for stability sections intended for submission to regulatory authorities. Use computerized systems to retrieve, evaluate, and summarize data for reporting.- Contribute to efforts beyond own scope of responsibilities to ensure project landmarks are met.

Hard Skills
  • Analytical Chemistry R&D (5+ years)
  • Method Development and Validation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Regulatory Standards
  • Stability Experience in R&D (5+ years)
  • Experience in a regulated environment (Medical Device or Pharmaceutical-FDA, 3-5 years)
  • Global Collaboration Internally (1 year)
Soft Skills
  • Critical Thinking
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in NA, Minnesota and some days remote.

Work Environment

Flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. Desk based role, individual contributor. Not working in the lab at all.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.



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