Quality Control Chemist

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well‑being for patients around the world.

• Collaborative team culture
• Direct impact on patient care

Transform Lives Through Innovation. Join a rapidly expanding pharmaceutical CDMO where your work directly impacts patient health outcomes worldwide. Kindeva offers a rewarding and fast‑paced cGMP pharmaceutical environment where your work contributes to the safety, quality, and efficacy of life‑saving drug products.

As a Chemist I, you will perform routine and non‑routine quality control testing of raw materials, in‑process materials, finished products, and stability samples, contribute to investigations and continuous improvement initiatives, and develop your analytical skills alongside a dedicated and collaborative team.

Our St. Louis facility continues to grow, creating exciting opportunities for professional development and career advancement. Join us during this dynamic phase of growth and expand your expertise in analytical chemistry, GMP laboratory operations, investigation support, and pharmaceutical quality systems while contributing to life‑saving healthcare solutions.

• Perform and coordinate routine setup, calibration, operation, and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Analyze samples using a variety of analytical techniques and instrumentation in accordance with established procedures and specifications.
• Lead or coordinate testing schedules to support business priorities and timely completion of laboratory activities.
• Prepare solutions and standardize test solutions as defined by analytical methods or compendial requirements.
• Perform assigned work in a timely and safe manner while complying with regulatory, company, and compendial requirements.
• Practice cGMP principles, including proper laboratory documentation, maintenance of records, archival of raw data, attention to specification limits, and immediate notification of any out‑of‑specification (OOS) results.
• Document and record analytical testing activities and data, ensuring reports are accurate, complete, and traceable to procedures, equipment, instruments, and reagents utilized.
• Demonstrate practical laboratory skills and a strong understanding of chemistry theories, analytical techniques, and quality procedures.
• Review and revise SOPs, analytical methods, and related laboratory documentation as required.

• Participate in routine calibration, verification, and maintenance activities for laboratory instrumentation.
• Identify, propose, and implement process and method improvements that enhance efficiency, robustness, compliance, and data quality.
• Support data collection, trend analysis, and peer review activities associated with process improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Technical Services, and Process Transfer teams to address technical and operational challenges.
• Ensure compliance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP), data integrity requirements, and cGMP expectations.

• Knowledge of compendial requirements including USP, EP, and other applicable references; cGMP guidelines; FDA regulations; laboratory safety procedures; SDS requirements; laboratory instrumentation; and inorganic and organic chemistry principles.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline with 0–3 years of laboratory experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience/training. Experience in a GMP‑regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated laboratory environment is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret compendial methods, SOPs, technical procedures, scientific literature, professional journals, and governmental regulations. Ability to author scientific reports, business correspondence, and departmental procedures. Ability to perform mathematical calculations using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and basic statistical functions, including graphing and interpretation of…