R&D PDM Assistant

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Wilson

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

This position involves decision making in the areas of chemistry, analysis, laboratory capabilities, methodology, equipment maintenance, data quality, and workflow. Duties include test method development and validation, implementation and troubleshooting of existing methods, and supporting the development and implementation of laboratory policies and procedures.

This position will support startup of R&D and QC analytical laboratories at the Wilson site and will transition to support QC laboratory release testing by first product commercialization (expected Q3 2027).

• Perform raw material USP verifications and method validation – including protocol generation, test execution, and report writing
• Execute raw material testing and release to support Engineering and Validation batches for new product transfers into Wilson
• Support transition of RM testing from R&D to QC laboratory for commercialization e.g. personnel training, procedure generation etc.
• Support analytical equipment qualification for raw material testing
• Interacts with other cross functional team members concerning lab capabilities and interpretation of results.
• Assist in the troubleshooting and improvement of existing methods and procedures and instrument hardware and software problems
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the analytical function with respect to new analytical technologies, procedures and/or processes.
• Support the preparation of relevant internal documentation and ensure all are approved prior to full production start-up.
• Support the development and implementation of laboratory policies and procedures
• Set up stability studies in laboratory information management system (LIMS)

• Strong intellectual curiosity and an ability to think out of the box.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a bias for action.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• A bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a related field with a minimum of 2 years of laboratory experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with general laboratory equipment such as HPLC, Titrator, GC, ICP-MS, Karl-Fischer, polarimeter, UV-VIS, Flodex, FTIR, Raman, viscometer and Rotap sieve analysis.
• Experience with USP testing (wet chemistry, ROI, LOD, Conductivity, etc.)
• Understanding of the separation mechanisms, uses of chromatography and interpretation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work in challenging, fast-paced environments on varied projects.
• Proficient with MS Windows, Access, Excel, and Word.

Familiar with documentation requirements for cGLP/cGMP and 21 CFR Part 111…