Shift Plant Chemist

Almac Group Ltd ,
Craigavon, Armagh

Overview

Shift Plant Chemist Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: TBC Ref No: HRJOB5548 Business Unit: Sciences Location: Craigavon Open To: Internal and External Applicants only may apply The Company Almac is an exceptional, award winning, drug development solutions provider at the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry. We are a privately owned organisation that has organically grown over 50 years now employing almost 5,000 highly skilled personnel worldwide. Our Global headquarters is located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland with additional operations throughout Europe (UK, Ireland), across the US (Pennsylvania, North Carolina and California) and in Asia (Singapore and Japan). Our drive and passion for the values championed by our Founder, and enshrined in the ethos of Almac, ensures that ‘Partnering to Advance Human Health’ is more than just a strapline – it is our way of life. Advancing human health requires exceptional people – your talent, experience and passion will be the perfect match. Together we will make an exceptional difference to the health of countless patients all over the world ………and this is just the beginning. Let’s be exceptional together 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 for your shift to aid the transfer of peptide / small molecule chemical processes from the laboratory into the GMP Manufacturing Plant. 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. Please note the shift pattern will be a 2 week rotation covering days and evenings Essential Criteria BSc (or equivalent) in Chemistry (or related discipline) Practical experience of: process chemistry safe scale up, and familiarisation of complex process development and scale up projects. Excellent working knowledge of analytical techniques, including UV, HPLC and NMR Desirable Criteria (The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist) PhD in Chemistry (or related discipline) Previous experience of late stage validation projects Practical experience of a pre-approval inspection Previous experience of the contract chemistry commercial environment Good working knowledge of cGMP Reward Competitive salary Family friendly flexible working Learning and development opportunities and support Health promotions Enhanced pension contribution Long service awards 34 days annual leave allowance Marriage leave Free car parking Moving house leave Subsidised restaurant Paid medical appointments Westfield health benefit Occupational sick pay Enhanced maternity pay On site physiotherapist Critical illness policy Perks discount scheme Death in service benefit (Full detail including eligibility criteria is outlined in the company handbook) To Apply Apply online at www.almacgroup.com/careers Closing Date 6th April 2020 at 17.00 hours This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89928041