Quality Control (QC) Chemist

Tampa, Florida, United States

The Quality Control (QC) Chemist plays a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of pharmaceutical products through analytical testing and laboratory excellence. This position offers the opportunity to work with advanced analytical technologies while supporting the release of products that help improve patient lives around the world.

This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace where quality and patient safety come first.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance and contributions.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Opportunities to work with advanced analytical technologies and industry-leading quality systems.
• Professional development, training, and career growth within a global life sciences organization.

What you will do:

• Perform analytical testing of raw materials, in-process, stability, environmental monitoring, water, and finished product samples to support manufacturing and product release activities.
• Operate and maintain laboratory instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC, Dissolution, FTIR, UV-Vis, TOC, and other analytical systems while ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Generate accurate laboratory documentation and reports in accordance with cGMP, GDP, ALCOA+, and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate laboratory deviations, out-of-specification (OOS), out-of-trend (OOT), and other quality events while supporting CAPA activities.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Validation, and Regulatory teams to ensure timely and compliant testing support.
• Support method validation, method transfer, equipment qualification, training activities, internal audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance laboratory efficiency, quality performance, and operational excellence.

What we are looking for:

• Experience performing analytical testing within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences laboratory environment.
• Hands-on expertise with analytical techniques such as HPLC, UPLC, FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Dissolution, TOC, titration, and other wet chemistry methods.
• Working knowledge of cGMP regulations, data integrity principles, and regulatory expectations from agencies such as FDA, EMA, and USP.
• Experience documenting, reviewing, and interpreting analytical data, laboratory investigations, and technical reports.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical thinking skills with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet testing timelines, and collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline required.
• Must be available to work a 12-hour shift schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, as required.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.