Position Title:  Laboratory Analyst

Be a part of a revolutionary change!  

At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.  

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress.  

We are hiring a quality Control Laboratory Analyst for our Aurora, CO factory! 

As a Quality Control Laboratory Analyst, you will apply validated methods and work instructions to perform routine analyses and technical activities, ensuring that all raw, semi-finished, and finished products are analyzed and monitored appropriately. You will also participate in method transfer and data evaluation reporting activities, ensure that instruments are calibrated for accuracy, precision, and reliability of the analysis, and participate in collaborative and proficiency testing. 

Your ‘day to day’: 

• Guarantee adherence to PMI and legal standards, policies, and environmental, health, safety, and sustainability guidelines. 

• Foster a proactive, safety-first culture using preventive and predictive approaches in line with our Integrated Operating System. 

• Plan and perform tests and analyses (physical, chemical, microbiological) on the quality of raw materials, tobacco, semi-finished, and finished products according to applicable procedures and analytical methods. 

• Ensure the integrity and timely reporting of analysis results in the laboratory management system for the execution of certificates of analysis. 

• Review and release testing results of other lab personnel. 

• Involve in method validation/transfer activities and the ISO 17025 accreditation process. 

• Participate in the creation and review of procedures, work instructions, and other quality documents as required. 

• Provide related support and training in accordance with the training management system. 

• Use, verify, and calibrate laboratory equipment as per PMI and ISO requirements in due time to ensure the accuracy of results. 

• Prepare and maintain logbooks according to QMS requirements. 

• Perform peer reviews for the data produced. 

• Perform tests and analyses to ensure the defined delivery KPIs. 

• Investigate out-of-specifications, resolve deviations, and contribute to defining appropriate corrective actions, leveraging problem-solving tools. 

• Provide timely and accurate information regarding products and testing activities. 

• Participate in interlaboratory collaborative and proficiency testing. 

• Participate in projects influencing product quality. 

• Ensure compliance with QMS requirements and follow standards for ISO 17025 accreditation. 

• Propose cost-efficiency initiatives and use resources responsibly to prevent instrument downtime. 

• Communicate all useful information to concerned colleagues and support teams to ensure the smooth flow of quality processes and meet quality and productivity goals. 

  What we are looking for:   

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of laboratory experience or master’s degree with 2 years of laboratory experience in Chemistry, Engineering, or a similar science field. 

• Bachelor’s degree in science with 5+ years of quality and laboratory experience in tobacco, food, pharmaceutical, or a similar regulated industry. 

• Strong HPLC and GCMS knowledge and experience, including Agilent software and LabVantage LIMS System. 

• Advanced knowledge of quality tools, root cause analysis, analytical skills, and statistical tools. 

• Ability to transform data into information (reporting skills). 

• Ability to teach and share information with junior staff. 

• Knowledge of international standards (ISO 17025). Experience in FDA-regulated industries is a plus. 

What’s ‘nice to have’:

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Hourly Rate: $30-$33 / hour

What we offer: 

We offer employees a competitive hourly salary. Employees (and their families) also have the option to enroll in our company's medical, dental, and vision plans. The company offers flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, as well as health savings accounts for those that choose to enroll in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Employees are auto-enrolled in our company’s 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan, which provides for both an annual 5% employer matching contribution and an annual employer contribution. 

As a new hire, you will enjoy an allotment of paid vacation time, paid sick time, paid company holidays. We also provide our employees with paid parental leave for new parents, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance at no cost to the employee. Employees have the option to purchase supplemental life and AD&D coverage for themselves, spouse, and dependent children.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 2,300 employees.  

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. 

Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.