Senior Laboratory Analyst

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Job Summary: Professional responsible for performing and reviewing physicochemical analyses, serving as a technical reference, ensuring laboratory compliance, with emphasis on method development and validation. Key Highlights: 1. Serve as a technical reference and provide support to junior and mid-level analysts 2. Ensure compliance with national and international regulatory standards 3. Focus on development, optimization, and validation of analytical methods **About the Company** At QIMA, our mission is to provide our customers with intelligent solutions for manufacturing products they can trust. With operations in over 100 countries, we serve industries including consumer goods, food, and life sciences, helping over 30\.000 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and producers achieve quality excellence. We combine on-the-ground expertise with digital solutions that deliver precision, transparency, and intelligence to quality and compliance data. What sets us apart is our unique culture. Our 5\.000 Qimers live and make decisions every day guided by our QIMA Values. With customer passion, integrity, and a commitment to simplifying things, we are revolutionizing the testing, inspection, and certification industry. Are you ready to join this exciting journey with us and help us achieve our mission? **Job Description** Perform and review physicochemical analyses according to established analytical methods, ensuring traceability, data integrity, and reliability of generated results. · Serve as a technical reference, providing support, guidance, and training to junior and mid-level analysts in executing analytical methods and interpreting results. · Prepare, standardize, and qualify solutions, reagents, and reference standards in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), safety regulations, and regulatory requirements. · Ensure organization, cleanliness, and compliance of analytical laboratory work areas, guaranteeing adherence to Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), quality requirements, safety, and data integrity. · Draft, review, and control laboratory technical documentation, including analytical records, forms, protocols, reports, and laboratory notebooks, in accordance with SOPs and current regulatory guidelines. · Operate, calibrate, and perform routine maintenance on analytical equipment under GLP guidelines, including but not limited to: · Gas chromatographs (GC) · Inductively coupled plasma spectrometers (ICP\-OES / ICP\-MS) · Thermogravimetric analyzers (TGA) · Differential scanning calorimeters (DSC) · UV\-Vis spectrophotometers · High-performance liquid chromatographs (HPLC / UPLC) · Mass spectrometry (MS) techniques · Conduct and/or support activities related to development, optimization, and transfer of analytical methods, including definition of analytical strategy and robustness evaluation. · Plan and execute forced degradation studies, analytical method validation (ICH Q2\), and stability studies, with critical data analysis and preparation of technical reports. · Participate in investigations of deviations, OOS/OOT, root cause analysis, and definition of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). · Ensure compliance with national and international regulatory standards (ANVISA, ICH, USP, EP) and support internal and external audits. **Qualifications** Education: Degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related fields. * Extensive laboratory experience with solid and proven expertise in chromatographic analytical techniques (HPLC, UPLC, GC), including method development and validation, as well as in-depth knowledge of national and international regulatory standards (ANVISA, ICH, USP, EP). Preferred: \- Familiarity with mass spectrometry-based analytical techniques (LC\-MS, GC\-MS, ICP\-MS) will be considered an advantage. **Additional Information** Reside in the Valinhos/Campinas region