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Stryker Sage is seeking a QC Chemist I in Cary, IL ! In this role, the Chemist I will coordinate microbiological and/or chemical testing, manage product release and validation protocol testing, and conduct technical reviews of batch filling records to ensure the quality of aseptic processes.

This position requires availability for a second-shift schedule, Monday through Friday, from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

What you will do:

• Conducts routine and non-routine analysis for raw materials, in-process solutions, stability samples, and finished goods, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Reviews basic data and reagents, and performs laboratory maintenance activities, including equipment calibration and preventive maintenance.

• Executes Phase I investigations for simple test methods, supporting problem-solving, root cause analysis, and identifying/evaluating solutions.

• Assists in creating or approving technical records (e.g., NC/CAPA investigations) and provides basic feedback to record owners.

• Applies basic continuous improvement principles (e.g., 6S) and supports the design and development of processes/test methods.

• Demonstrates understanding of validation principles and effectively supports projects within established timelines.

• Constructs and occasionally delivers presentations, clearly conveying messages and articulating concepts in various forums.

• Maintains a safe, clean, and organized work environment, exemplifies Stryker's Leadership Expectations, and engages in self-development.

What you need:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a science or chemistry-related field with no prior professional experience necessary.

​Preferred:

• 1-2 years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong understanding of GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) and cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) regulatory requirements.

• Experience conducting compendial analytical testing in a regulated environment.

• Experience working with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) such as LabVantage 8.

• Experience with High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC), or Gas Chromatography (GC) using Empower software.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.