Job Description
Are you the kind of curious person who is always thinking, creating, searching, and fixing? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better?
Are you a passionate and persistent solver who loves working with others who share your motivation? Are you positive, creative, and resourceful? Are you always solving?
If you answered yes to most of the questions above, then we’d like to meet you—and we bet you’d like to meet us, too.
At Ashland, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, work for one of the world’s largest specialty chemicals companies and become a successful professional solver!
#ComeBeAshland #AlwaysSolving
Ashland has an excellent opportunity for an Internal Specialist Pharma BU to work in an on-site format at our office in SÃO PAULO, SP.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Work in close alignment with business leadership and keep a very strong culture of responsiveness and business prioritization.
- Develop formulations – all type of dosages and delivery systems. Develop solid, liquid, semisolid, injectables and dispersion formulations
- Develop internal application studies and prototypes with Ashland materials.
- Interpret and analyze data and prepare technical and specific reports.
- Prepare and present seminars.
- Responsible for the laboratory organization.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance and calibration.
- Operate and clean with safe and optimal equipment, instruments, laboratory facilities and equipment.
- Compliance with Good Laboratory Practices in order to keep the Lab in excellent condition.
- Conduct themselves in accordance with the safety standards of the company.
- Conduct themselves in accordance with company policies.
- Maintain confidentiality of customer and company information.
- Increase and maintain your technical knowledge.
What we’re looking for in you:
- Completed bachelor’s degree, preferably in Pharmacy.
- Fluent in English.
- Previous experience in development and medicine formulation experience, knowledge of pharmaceutical processes, troubleshooting and transfer.
- Desirable Knowledge in injectable formulations.
- Need to have a broad understanding of pharmaceutical formulations and processes with a strong experience in problem solving techniques. Computer literacy is must. Knowledge on production and pilot equipment.
- Prior knowledge of excipients is a benefit. Must have demonstrated ability to learn product chemistries quickly.
- Desirable knowledge of physicochemical analysis.
- Knowledge of GMP, ISO, regulatory documents and Quality systems
What we will offer you:
- Competitive compensation aligned with the market.
- Medical and dental coverage, meal voucher, grocery voucher, private pension plan, profit sharing (PLR) and life insurance.
In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.
Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.