About Us:
Poly-Med is the leading developer of bioresorbable polymers and fibers. We help innovative medical device companies focused on improving patient outcomes. Poly-Med designs, develops and manufactures superior materials to get customer products to market in the most efficient manner with the greatest improvement to quality of life. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, Poly-Med, Inc. has been recognized as a leader in the industry for over 20 years. Poly-Med continues to grow in a multitude of medical device modalities. Our novel materials are key in actively enabling products ranging from vascular stents, hernia meshes, dental delivery systems, dental hygiene, and a variety of wound closure applications in the worldwide medical device market.
For additional information, visit our website at www.Poly-Med.com.
Our Team:
We employ a widely diverse team comprised of experts from material science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, biology, business marketing, and project management to create a work environment focused on solving tough medically related problems. Our team is energetic, resourceful, and, above all, collaborative. We are searching for like-minded talent to build on our success and continue our quest to improve patient outcomes through novel polymeric and drug delivery systems.
Description:
This is a scientist level position responsible for supporting a wide variety of lab compliance activities and tasks. This person will be relied upon to exercise independent judgement based on gained knowledge, skills and experience to support project management.
Position Duties for Analytical Scientist
- Develop new test methods and write validation protocols and technology transfers as directed.
- Write testing reports, TMs, and SOPs or other documents as assigned by the supervisor or manager.
- The ability to perform troubleshooting on analytical instrumentation and brings issues to resolution
- Non-routine testing, customer analyses, and method verification.
- Responsible for Preventative Maintenance (PM), calibration, and proper operation of analytical instrumentation as directed including vendor PMVs and OVs.
- Identify gaps and recommend resolutions to testing and lab issues.
- Provide recommendation of uncommon material behavior or testing results.
- Keep compliance to cGMP, ISO 13485, and other regulations as needed.
- Train and provide mentorship to Technicians as needed.
- Select and onboard new analytical equipment, including installation and qualification.
- Assist with lab planning, organization, and 5S for analytical labs support customer needs, and support safety.
- Properly maintains instrumentation -hardware and software related including communication with vendors.
- Spends at least 10% of time learning one or two techniques in-depth.
- Works with IT to support backing up data, and network instrumentation.
- Organizes data for presentation and reports with relevant statistical evaluations .
- Guides a technician’s work (whether by submission or direct) to gather data, performs needed analysis and evaluation for studies with oversight from Lead.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Management.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: At a minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry or related science.
Years of Experience: 3 years writing and conducting method development/validation/transfer in a regulated environment with hands on experience in polymer characterization.
Strong independent working skills, excel skills, and critical reasoning skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Fiber/textile mechanical characterization and fiber/textile chemistry background with 5 years method development work and method validation writing.
Or PhD in Chemistry or Materials Science, or related science field.
Desired Characteristics:
- Good data and statistical skills
- Must be very detail-oriented and accurate with the ability to perform calculations to review data.
- Ability to deal effectively with time pressures, stress, and changing demands of job on a regular basis.
- Strong communication skills.
- Able to interface well with computer and database systems.
- Good technical writing skills.
- Good organization skills.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions with minimal supervision with good teamwork abilities.
Working Conditions at Poly-Med, Inc.:
At Poly-Med, Inc., the safety and health of every employee are of the utmost importance. The use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection devices (ear plugs or earmuffs), and gloves may be required in various working areas.
Physical Requirements:
Employees are regularly required to talk and hear and are frequently required to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time. Employees are frequently required to walk with occasional requirements to climb stairs; use of hands for gross manipulation, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. Lifting as required with proper lifting techniques up to 50 pounds on occasion. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
This Company Describes Its Culture as:
- Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
- Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
- Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Will you now or in the future require employer sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B)?
Education:
Experience:
- validation protocols: 2 years (Preferred)
- Technical writing: 3 years (Required)
- Mechanical troubleshooting: 1 year (Preferred)
- ISO 13485: 1 year (Required)
- test method development: 3 years (Required)
- Analytical chemistry: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
