QC Lab Analyst

Quality Lab Analyst

Cohere Beauty is a diverse team of strategic collaborators, product innovators, R and D formulators, and manufacturing professionals. Built on beauty and rooted in quality, our promise is to collaborate, co-innovate, co-develop, and co-manufacture. Promoting diversity and sustainability through our facilities and supply chains, Cohere Beauty's approach to social, safety, and environmental responsibility is grounded in a commitment to our employees, customers, and the communities where we live and work.

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Job Summary

The Quality Lab Analyst is responsible for conducting analytical tests for the purpose of the timely release of batches and approval of raw materials with adherence to Good Laboratory Practices.

This is what you will do:

Applicable to All Job Areas

• Accurately fill out batch records and raw material paperwork.
• Accurately fill out product release forms and generate Certificates of Analysis
• Perform GMP investigations and inspections.
• Conduct analytical testing on raw materials, bulk products, and finished products.
• Ensure regularly scheduled lab equipment checks and instrument maintenance are conducted and properly logged.
• Perform quality checks prior to the start of batches to ensure all chemicals are accounted for, in correct quantities, and that batching vessels are clean and sanitized prior to use.
• Perform start-up line checks, evaluating compliance with GMP and company policy, in regard to product weight, torque value, component verification, fill weight accuracy, silk scree accuracy, verify batch information, and proper data entry.
• Perform regular checks on production lines, ensuring company specifications are being met.
• Audit finished goods and completed paperwork for compliance with GMPs and company specifications.
• Communicate with other departments as needed to streamline the batching processes, raw chemical receiving processes, and production processes.
• Complete assigned daily, weekly, and monthly assigned lab duties.
• Maintain records and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.
• Keep up to date with health/safety issues related to work.
• Communicate effectively with others.
• Maintain a good attendance record.
• Perform work onsite.
• Perform ad hoc quality projects such as statistical sampling of production runs, micro swabbing for pump cleaning and validations, batch specification range testing, tank yield studies, CoA characteristic data entry, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Maintain the Lab fully stocked with material as needed.

Quality Lab Analyst I (Considered Entry Level Position therefore requiring most supervision/mentoring)

• Analyze samples from various sources to provide information on compounds or quantities of compounds present using analytical techniques and instrumentation.
• Create working lab solutions for lab use using established procedures
• Log incoming chemicals and document their usage and disposal for the lab using established procedures.
• Interpret data and adhere to strict guidelines, instrumentation, and software.
• Report scientific results according to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines.
• Interpret and report issues related to batching, raw chemicals, and production.
• Identify solutions to correct out-of-specification batches. Perform lab batching for out-of-specification batches, upscaling calculations, weigh, and measure out chemicals accurately.
• Use tank mixing controls, sampling techniques, and recirculation methods to ensure efficient mixing and batch homogeneity.
• Determine homogeneity of bulk on solubility checks. Be able to identify when additional mixing and recirculation is needed.
• Issue adjustments to batches following established procedures and guidelines.
• Perform small-scale adjustments (