Job Description
KV Pharmaceutical is seeking an Analytical Research Scientist to join our Analytical Research Laboratory and the Quality Control Laboratory. The successful candidate will review, evaluate and develop methods that will improve accuracy, precision, sensitivity to formulation conditions acceptability to regulatory agencies. You will also validate analytical methods and write complete, concise validation reports in the standard KV format. In addition, you should be able to provide leadership and mentoring in technical areas of methods development and dissolution testing. Supervise the validation of analytical methods by the chemists and assemble/ correlate validation data for and writing/presenting technical reports.
You should be able to complete chemical, physical or instrumental assays on any pharmaceutical product, in-process material, or raw material for assigned products/projects; operate all laboratory instrumentation with skill and understanding. This includes UV-visible spectrophotometer, infra-red spectrophotometer, atomic absorption spectrometer, fluorometer, gas chromatograph, HPLC, autoanalyzer, dissolution equipment, and other lab instruments as required; use and understand analytical techniques such as titration, solvent extractions, thin layer chromatography and liquid chromatography (normal phase, reverse phase, cation exchange).
The successful candidate should have a Ph.D in Physical or Analytical Chemistry or equivalent industrial experience; minimum four years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Experience in HPLC method development and multiple dosage forms (semi-solids, liquid, solid, and IR/ER dosage) are also necessary.
With 13 years of record revenues, KV Pharmaceutical Company (www.kvph.com), a high-growth organization, has reported year-over-year net revenues of 35.7% to over $600 million for Fiscal Year 2008.
KV Pharmaceutical (NYSE: KVa/KVb), is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets and acquires technology-distinguished branded and generic/non-branded prescription pharmaceutical products. The Company markets its technology-distinguished products through ETHEX Corporation, a national leader in pharmaceuticals that compete with branded products, and Ther-Rx Corporation, its emerging branded drug subsidiary. With more than 65 years in business, KV applies its 15 unique patent protected and proprietary drug delivery technologies to both the brand and generic/non-branded products.
KV is based in St. Louis, Missouri, which was recently named as a 2008 All-America City by the American City Business Journals, one of Forbes’ “200 Best Metropolitan Areas” in America in 2006. St. Louis was also named the second most affordable large metropolitan area in the country by the National Association of Home Builders in 2005.
St. Louis offers a world-class medical community with over 50 general practice, teaching and research hospitals including Washington University and St. Louis University. St. Louis is also rich in education with more than a dozen nationally-recognized four-year universities.
KV Pharmaceutical provides a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) and profit-sharing, health, vision, and dental. We offer competitive salaries and stock options for many positions which have proven to be lucrative to many long-term KV employees.
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