R&D Chemist

Actalent
📍 Mission Viejo, CA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 21, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: R&D Chemist (Chemist II or Chemist III)
Job Description
This role offers the opportunity to serve as an R&D Chemist at either a Chemist II or Chemist III level, depending on experience. You will work closely with a small, collaborative team to perform HPLC and other solid dosage testing on nutraceutical products, lead or support finished product stability studies, and contribute to method development and small bench-scale formulation. The position combines hands-on analytical work with lab coordination tasks such as ordering, documentation, and preparation of samples for external contract laboratories.
Responsibilities

+ Work alongside another chemist to perform HPLC assays and other solid dosage testing, including disintegration and weight discrepancy testing, primarily on finished nutraceutical products.

+ Run approximately 3–4 HPLC assays per week, working primarily with Shimadzu HPLC instrumentation on small molecule analyses.

+ Conduc...

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Job Details

  • Location Mission Viejo, CA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 21, 2026
  • Application Deadline June 27, 2026