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Stryker Staff Chemist (Hybrid) in Mahwah, New Jersey
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Stryker is hiring a Staff Chemist (Hybrid) to support our Joint Replacement division in Mahwah, NJ who will be performing chemistry testing to determine product safety of the entire product portfolio.
Who we want:
Meticulous documenters. Detail-oriented people who enjoy maintaining meticulous documentation of reports, metrics, proposals, and presentations.
Self-directed initiators . People who take ownership of their work, results-oriented, and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
Team-player. People who can collaborate globally and thrive when developing lasting interpersonal relationships.
*What you will do: *
Lead analytical chemistry testing for new product development and changes to medical devices currently on the market.
Lead day-to-day lab activities including coordination of preventative maintenance, calibration, purchasing, lab metrics, and sample organization activities.
Execute analysis using GC-FID, GC-MS, ICP-MS, and TOC as well as other laboratory equipment.
Lead departmental initiatives including setting timelines and milestones.
Evaluate test data to approve all internal testing documentation.
Partner with cross functional teams including (RA, AO, Ops) to ensure business unit project timelines are met.
Present lab KPIs to management and cross-functional partners.
Define policies and procedures to align to best practices, benchmarking against industry leads and regulatory requirements.
Lead root cause analysis, equipment trouble shooting, and out-of-specification investigations.
Lead validation activities within the lab.
Coach, mentor, and train junior scientists and other functions in area of analytical chemistry.
*What are we looking for: *
Required
BS in Chemistry/Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering or a similar Science degree with 4+ years of medical device, pharmaceutical or chemical industry required
Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day activities within a chemistry lab.
Knowledge of cGLP, cGMP, ANSI, AAMI, ISO, FDA, and USP guidelines to residual chemical analysis for medical devices.
Preferred
Preferred experience in LIMS (i.e. Labvantage, ilab) and statistical software (i.e. Minitab).
Must possess effective communication, project management and influencing skills as well as can manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong formal presentation and analytical skills.
Ability and desire to work effectively in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment.
Strong in critical and analytical thinking.
Highly developed problem-solving skills.
Scientific and technical writing and leadership skill.
Demonstrated ability to work independently.
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.
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