Principal Chemist

Careers that Change Lives

Main Purpose:
Design, plan and conduct analytical method development, qualification, transfer and testing activities to support development and release of dialysis related products.  This position works in collaboration with a global team on development and verification activities.  Main duties include providing analytical support for evaluation and quantifying of chemicals utilized in the dialysis related products.  This position works independently in the laboratory and provides a certain amount of direction to the analytical team.  

Main Responsibilities:

• Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes.
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager.
• Contributes to defining the direction for processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results.
• May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area
• Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation 
• Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area
• Work independently to develop analytical test methods for the characterization of the various Renal Care Solution products.
• Develop, qualify, validate and potentially transfer test methods using a variety of analytical techniques and instrumentation to meet project requirements, milestones and deadlines 
• Develop, qualify and validate laboratory equipment and procedures
• Lead in writing protocols and procedures and other controlled documents
• May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts exploratory research to produce new knowledge and potential products; conceives, organizes, promotes, and executes ideas and plans to increase chemistry's role in and contribution to the discovery and chemical approaches to meet exploratory objectives in product discovery.
• Develops research proposals to provide a technically and economically sound basis for developing and evaluating new or improved products, synthetic methods, processes, and analytical and physical testing techniques.
• Recommends utilization of the results or changes in the scope of work or termination of projects.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements
 

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience

Nice to Have
Qualifications & Experience

• Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience
• Experience with analytical method development and validation
• Experience with a range of analytical techniques, instrumentation and software such as gas (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ion chromatography, spectroscopy (infrared and UV-VIS), water analysis; etc
• Experienced with mass spectrometry; GC-MS and LC-MS-MS
• Experienced in raw material testing per compendial guidelines
• Experienced in forced degradation of drug substance/drug product; protocols, study execution and analysis
• Advanced knowledge of GLP, GMP and/or ISO regulations and experience working in a regulated environmen

About Medtronic


Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.  We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)