Principal Chemist

JOB OVERVIEW

1. Responsible for oversight of lab activities such as ensuring required levels of lab supplies, scheduling work, and maintaining equipment.

2. Ensure compliance with safety regulations in laboratories.

3. Understand when GLP compliance is required and be able to work to those standards.

4. Perform chemical synthesis as required.

5. Perform chemical testing of various types on lenses, injectors, and other relevant items as required. Write Technical Reports as appropriate.

6. Perform biochemical testing of various types on lenses, injectors, and other relevant items as required. Write Technical Reports as appropriate.

7. Write validation protocols and reports.

8. Draft SOPs that relate to the manufacturing and testing of lens and injector materials and other materials related to lens and injector manufacturing.

9. Develop sophisticated approaches to the fundamental understanding of materials that compose or are related to lens and injectors or their manufacture to predict and understand behavior.

10. Qualify equipment for use in Manufacturing when required while following the STAAR Design Control SOP and other SOPs as appropriate. Document work per SOP.

11. Test incoming and in-process materials, including management of testing in outside labs where required.

12. Assist Manufacturing personnel when necessary, regarding technical issues in the Manufacturing area.

13. Participate in meetings as R&D representative as required and be R&D’s lead on chemistry and biochemistry when required to join a multidisciplinary team.

14. Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• B.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Biochemistry or related scientific field is required.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 8 years’ experience as a chemist is required.

SKILLS

• Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to implement, GLP.

• Demonstrated understanding of Design Control and competence to work to this and related SOPs.

• Demonstrated understanding of polymer chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry.

• Ability to perform statistical analysis and plot graphs is desirable.

• Must be able to handle multiple projects and effectively prioritize to meet deadlines for specific projects.

• Good organizational skills.

• Must be able to lift 40 pounds.