SDS Author

Within the LGC Standards Division you will work as part of the Regulatory Compliance Team as SDS Author. You will report to the local Compliance Manager as well as dotted to the SDS Manager. Your main stakeholders will be within Production and Supply Chain.  

Your main duties will be authoring SDSs and conducting product classifications for supply and transport. You will also provide regulatory support to colleagues and customers concerning the classification of products. Using the company’s commercial SDS software system you will play a key role within the compliance team by taking responsibility for SDS classification, authoring and labelling.

Previous experience in a regulatory or product safety role in the chemicals/biological/pharma industry is highly desirable. Proven SDS authoring experience is essential.

You must be systematic, have strong attention to detail, be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders and be able to work in a small close knit team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team atmosphere and to work independently,
• Preparation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and label recommendations in compliance with relevant global regulations and company policies.
• Research various regulatory and HES requirements (chemical composition, hazard evaluation, fire protection, handling and storage requirements, selection of PPE, transportation classification, chemical inventory status, etc.).
• Understand and be familiar with applicable international and national regulations (i.e. GHS, CLP, REACH, OSHA, Whims, HazCom2012).
• Preparation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and label recommendations in compliance with relevant global regulations and company policies

• Bachelor’s degree in Toxicology, Chemistry, Biology or similar.
• Ability to apply toxicology and physics/chemistry data to the safe handling of chemicals.
• Experience with SDS authoring or experience with product classification
• Knowledge about Transport regulation (IATA; ADR, DOT etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Understanding of customer requirements and expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively on multiple assignments concurrently and to re-prioritise work quickly to meet changing demand
• Highly self-motivated
• Strong team player
• Effective communicator
• Strong networker

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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