New · posted Nov 11
Padagis · Pharmaceuticals
Quality Control (QC) Chemistry Testing Technician I
- Minneapolis, MN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
The role
We are hiring for a Quality Control (QC) Chemist in New Hope, MN who performs inspection on a range of work to detect defects and maintain quality standards. The hours for this role are Monday through Friday 7am-3pm.
This position pays between $23.00 and $25.00 per hour depending on experience, education, and other qualifications, plus a quarterly incentive compensation plan and eligibility for our robust employee benefits offerings after 90 days of employment.
At Padagis, a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.
What you need
Required qualifications
- Some related college education, vocational training, or certification
- 2 years relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in related field with laboratory education and/or experience
Padagis Core Competencies
Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:
- Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
- Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
- Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
- Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
- Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…
What you'll do
- Tests finished product, stability, and in-process product samples according to established procedures and documents those tests appropriately.
- May create or recommend modifications to test methods, and SOPs.
- Records results and conformance to acceptance plans.
- Enters data on control charts and notifies others of out-of-specification conditions.
Pay and benefits
$47,840 – $52,000 a year
Employer provided$23.00 – $25.00 an hour · yearly at 2,080 hours (40 a week)
How this comparesQuarterly incentive compensation plan
90days
Employee benefits eligibility after 90 days
Where you'll work
Minneapolis, MNOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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From the posting
About Padagis
At Padagis, our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 11, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 32% below the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in the US90 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $47,840 | — | $52,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $64,000 | $73,500 | $88,250 |
This role: Padagis's own published range, converted to a year at 2,080 hours. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 11, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 265 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Padagis's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 16 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership4
- Lab testing and methods3
- Documentation and SOPs3
- GMP and compliance1
- Investigations and CAPA1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Control work in pharmaceuticals, led by the one this posting names, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDAFDA OOS guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical ProductionNamed in the posting
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- USPUSP–NF(official source, opens in a new tab)US Pharmacopeia general chapters and monographs, such as <61> bioburden, <85> endotoxin, <1225> validation
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- ICHICH Q1 stability testing(official source, opens in a new tab)Stability testing of drug substances and drug products
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- ICHICH Q2(R2) and Q14(official source, opens in a new tab)Validation and development of analytical procedures
- FDAFDA analytical procedures guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation for Drugs and Biologics
- EDQMEuropean Pharmacopoeia(official source, opens in a new tab)The Ph. Eur. quality standards for medicines in Europe, published by the EDQM
- ICHICH Q3 impurities(official source, opens in a new tab)Impurities in drug substances and products, residual solvents and elemental impurities
- FDAFDA aseptic processing guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing: Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- ISOISO 14644-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Cleanroom air cleanliness classification by particle concentration
- EUEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules, including Annex 1 sterile and Annex 15 validation
- ISOISO/IEC 17025(official source, opens in a new tab)Competence of testing and calibration laboratories
- ICHICH Q7(official source, opens in a new tab)Good manufacturing practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients
- ISPEISPE GAMP 5(official source, opens in a new tab)A risk-based approach to compliant GxP computerized systems
Company hiring pulse
Padagis on Regulatory Jobs
- 6
- Open roles
- 6
- Distinct roles
- 2
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality5 83%
- Regulatory1 17%
By level
- Senior & Principal2 33%
- Associate & Specialist2 33%
- Director1 17%
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Quality Control (QC) Chemistry Testing Technician I at Padagis
Open until filled. $48K–$52K a year, employer provided.