Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a QC Scientist to join a well-established, progressive pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Carmarthenshire, South Wales who are currently undergoing expansion. The role is a days’ based position working Monday-Friday office hours. This role would suit a QA, Quality Auditor, QC, Quality Controller, Science Graduate etc

The Role
Reporting into the Quality Manager, the main objective of this role is to prioritise, sample, test and release raw materials, intermediates and finished products to strict timescales, in order to support the business requirements. You will also support the new formulations / finished products stability programme.

Duties will include:

• Sampling and testing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products in accordance with approved procedures and current pharmacopoeias.
• To support the environmental monitoring programme required for all controlled and classified areas
• Complete laboratory investigations in support of ‘Out of Specification’ results in a timely manner.
• Complete quality actions (i.e CAPA, Change Control, Audit) to agreed completion dates.
• To contribute to the preparation of Quality reports, including analytical reports (for raw materials and finished products), Certificates of Analysis (CoA) (for finished products) and stability reports.
• Support Development Group with analytical method validation test protocols for finished products.
• Stability testing of products for new formulations and ongoing stability trials, using physical (e.g. pH) and instrumental (e.g. HPLC, UV) techniques, as appropriate.
• Writing analytical specifications using current pharmacopoeias and reviewing existing analytical specifications.
• Writing/reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Calibrating analytical equipment, as and when required.
• Ensuring that procedures are carried out carefully and accurately to eliminate errors.
• Ensuring good relations and communications with all members of the team and responding politely and in a timely fashion to internal and external customers.
• Working with all members of staff to maintain and develop the positive progressive culture within the company.
• Observing and complying with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• Observing and complying with company Health and Safety Policies.
• Observing and complying with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  Undertaking any other duties, either for this department or any other department within the business, which may be requested by the Line Manager, for which training and/or an explanation has been provided and understood.

The Person

• Educated to degree level in an appropriate scientific discipline with experience in a biopharmaceutical or closely related industry.
• Experience in a similar laboratory environment together ideally linked with knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Computer literate.

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.
We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.