Shift Plant Chemist

Shift Plant Chemist

Almac Group

Craigavon, United Kingdom

The Role

Working as part of the Operations team based in our global headquarters in Craigavon, your main role will be to be the process scale up expert to aid the transfer of small molecule chemical processes from the laboratory into GMP Manufacturing. This will be achieved through close working with the production staff, development chemists, chemical engineering, solid state group, HSE and other supporting departments to ensure that the laboratory chemistry is safe, and suitable for scale up.

As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group.

Key Requirements

• BSc (or equivalent) in Chemistry (or related discipline);
• Practical experience of process chemistry scale up, and familiarisation of process development and scale up projects;
• Good working knowledge of analytical techniques, including but not limited to HPLC and NMR.

Desirable Criteria

(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist)

• MSc or PhD in Chemistry (or related discipline);
• Good working knowledge of cGMP would also be advantageous;
• Previous experience in the manufacture of pharmaceutical intermediates and/or APIs;
• Previous experience of late stage validation projects;
• Practical experience of a pre-approval inspection;
• Previous experience of the contract chemistry commercial environment.

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time, employment in the UK.

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