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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Eagan, Minnesota

Lead a team comprised of study directors and analytical chemists in accordance with Ecolab’s performance standards.Assign, prioritize, and manage projects and resources to meet business needs by ensuring timely completion of regulated analytical testing projects.Support GLP testing facility management functions as specified by the regulations.Stay current with the GLP regulations 40 CFR Part 160 and 21 CFR Part 58.Ensure adherence to pertinent regulatory requirements and to Ecolab policies, practices and procedures.Focus on developing associates and growing talent of direct reports.Foster a collaborative environment between stakeholders.Recommend and implement changes to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, and maintain compliance with GLP regulations.Embrace Ecolab’s safety culture.

Eagan, Minnesota

Execute studies as Study Director to ensure Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) compliance, including overseeing the technical conduct, interpretation, analysis, documentation, and reporting results for GLP studies.Develop protocols, detailed study plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other relevant study documentation to ensure compliance with GLP regulations.Review protocols, study plans, and associated documentation to support research and development projects under GLP for products regulated by EPA and FDA.Organize and tabulate laboratory records and resulting data to ensure complete study files.Analyze data and prepare reports for submission to EPA and FDA.Ensure that all regulated work is conducted following GLP regulations.Perform analytical testing at the lab bench following GLPs as needed.Provide analytical testing services under Good Laboratory Practices to support registration of Ecolab's portfolio of antimicrobial productsProvide routine and investigational analytical testing support in collaboration with corporate research and business partners.Interpret experimental data and communicate results clearly to peers, customers, and project teams in written reports and oral presentations.Collaborate with corporate research and business partners on new development projects.

Eagan, Minnesota

Chaska, Minnesota

Day to day operations of QC Analytical, data management, and ERP responsibilities.Validate analytical methods for API characterization, release, and stability testing.Application of cGMP's to products requiring a high level of quality involvement due to product nature (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients). This includes SOP and Protocol writing and execution, vendor qualifications, and vendor audits.Support the development of a company-wide Quality Management System (QMS).Work closely with Product Development to ensure seamless product and method transfers to manufacturing.Support the requirements of IQ/OQ/PQ as they relate to QC Instrumentation, Manufacturing Operations, and Product Qualifications including development of a calibration program.Support investigations and communications related to MGK’s customer complaint/CAPA systems.Support current documentation practices and investigate new documentation management possibilities including software solutions.Troubleshoot manufacturing processes and provide analytical support for investigations.Support MGK Continuous Improvement efforts by participating in current projects and actively seeking opportunities for improvement (lean-six sigma).Support supplier quality activities including development of quality agreements, purchasing specifications, and performing vendor qualifications.Support management of Quality activities related to toll manufacturing.Support specification package development for on-site manufacturing.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Responsible for the product development of novel formulations in the area of insect control.Types of formulations include emulsifiable concentrates, micro emulsions, and aerosols.Generate data required by the EPA for new product registration.Develop validated analytical methods while adhering to GLP guidelines and SOPs.Operate, calibrate, and maintain HPLC and GC instruments, including particle size analyzers.Support customers by analyzing their samples or sending out sample requests as needed.Member of safety committee monitoring the health and well being of co-workers.Assist in the training of a new chemists in the product development lab.Attend trade shows offering technical support of our products and their benefits.Coordinate with the manufacturing facility of any new formulations and their specific recipes.

Chaska, Minnesota

Performed characterization tests on samples using HPLC and GC instruments.Analyzed manufactured formulated products, active ingredients, and raw materials.Conducted physical property tests including moisture content, viscosity, and particle size.Electronically store and maintain all data in ERP software.Supported customers by analyzing their samples and formulated products.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Member of research team that studied properties of fatty acids found in biomass materials.Primary duties included fatty acid extraction and sample prep for HPLC and GC/MS analysis.Recorded test results on standardized forms and wrote test reports describing procedures used.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Member of research team that studied the properties and characteristics of dust allergens.Prepared and collected samples for experimental analysis using analytical measuring techniques.Recorded all statistical data and generated final reports to be used in published literature.