PDS - Lab Assistant

Who We Are

At CPL, we are passionate about pharmaceutical product development and contract manufacturing. Our aim is to be the top choice CDMO in the non-sterile liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical products domain, and ultimately bring benefits to the customers using our manufactured products.

For more than 30 years CPL has partnered with the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to provide full-service product development and manufacturing, singularly focused on innovation and efficiency.

We recognize our employees are our number one asset and support their career growth. We also offer a benefits program which includes Health/Dental and Vision care, deferred profit-sharing plan, paid time off, employee’s assistance program, work/life balance, employee recognition program, on-site parking, discounted gym membership and wellness program.

Purpose Of The Position

The Product Development group supports all activities required to develop, optimize and scale up a stable semi-solid (cream, lotion, ointment, gel) / liquid (topical, oral, sub-lingual, nasal spray) formulation to make it suitable for commercial production. The PD Assistant within this group is responsible for supporting formulation/analytical development, coordinating activities, maintaining PD documentation, record keeping, and facilitating laboratory operations.

Specific Responsbilities

• Responsible for working in compliance with established safe work practices and procedures; properly uses personal protection and safety equipment as required by CPL; reports any injury or illness immediately and notifies CPL of any hazards, unsafe acts, or conditions in the workplace.
• Promotes and exemplifies the CPL culture, ensuring an exceptional customer experience by demonstrating CPL's core values.
• Weighing the raw materials & API as needed in the GMP and non-GMP areas.
• Properly dispose of expired materials, reagents, solvents, and lab waste in appropriate containers and dispose of empty bottles in the recycling bins according to health, safety, and environmental practices.
• Learning and conducting daily calibration for balances and pH meters.
• Performing laboratory cleaning and minor maintenance on a routine basis.
• Maintaining the laboratory and supply storage areas in a clean and organized state according to the SOPs.
• Ensuring the glassware is washed, dried, and stored according to the SOP.
• Assists project leaders as the customer's point of contact and facilitates any necessary internal actions required to ensure that customers' deliverables are fulfilled completely, correctly, and on time.
• Performing instrument maintenance and troubleshooting and contacting external vendors for service as required.
• Purchasing for the PDS department.
• Maintaining lab supplies and replenishing as required.
• Performing monthly safety checks and representing PDS on the safety committee.
• Maintaining the controlled samples log, disposing of control samples and providing annual reports on control samples inventory.
• Transporting materials between Danbro and Meadowpine campuses.
• Practicing work with a team to become a good team player
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualitifcations

• Minimum a college diploma in Chemistry with a minimum of 9-12 months of experience working in a lab is an asset.
• Knowledge of Excel is an asset.
• Must be organized and able to handle multiple work assignments.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills.
• Demonstrated competencies in CPL's core values of Excellence, Rigor, Ownership, Integrity and Agility.
• Flexible with the ability to adapt, respond quickly and manage change in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Lab environment.
• Receiving, inventorying, labeling, and disposing of materials requires some reaching/bending and lifting (up to 20Kg).
• Flexibility in hours of work to address emergency issues /related activities outside of the normal workday
• May be required to manually handle heavy cases and drums of materials on and off skids without mechanical assistance.
• Pulling, pushing, and pumping with a manual pump truck, heavy skids.
• Using a hand truck to move pressurized gas cylinder.
• Confined space entry may be required.
  
  

CPL is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. CPL is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us.

We thank all applicants for their expression of interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies please.