QC Senior Chemist
SK pharmteco is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of the-art facilities in Korea, US, France and Ireland. We are part of SK Inc., a Korea company with revenues of $99 billion in 2023. Our mission is to ‘produce and deliver life-changing therapies that improve patient outcomes and save lives’. The SK pharmteco Small Molecule, Europe, facility located in Swords, Co Dublin, Ireland has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Chemical Intermediates for over 60 years. With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities and facilities we have made some of the world’s most important medicines and continue to do so. Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at www.skpharmteco.com
Current Need:
A vacancy now exists for a Quality Control Senior Chemist to join the QC Department reporting to the QC Team Lead at the Swords Campus.
Reporting to the QC Team Lead, the successful candidate will be involved in the testing, review and release of raw materials, intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients, in the Quality Control Laboratory.
The QC Senior Chemist will:
- Provide technical support for instrumentation and analytical methodology and execute troubleshooting.
- Provide coaching and training for instrumentation and analytical methodology within the QC laboratory.
- Plan and approve materials to meeting shipping and production timelines, stability timelines and Quality Control metrics.
- Co-ordinate and lead laboratory/site investigations.
- Identify and investigate out of trend / adverse results present in analytical results.
Working as part of a Lean Lab team-based structure, the QC Senior Chemist will require excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The role will involve the use of the classical analytical technologies including Raman, FTIR, KF, in addition to a broad range of modern analytical techniques including HPLC, GC, ICP-AES, ICP–MS, and wet chemistry techniques. The QC Senior Chemist will also be required to engage and fully participate in daily huddle meetings and short interval control boards.
A BSc in Analytical Science, Chemistry or a related discipline is required. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in analytical chemistry is required. The desired candidate should be highly motivated, have strong teamwork skills, with proven success of working in a team environment with flexibility to react to changing business needs.
Experience in Operational Excellence, 5s, Lean Labs, yellow belt certification and yellow belt projects is desirable. The successful candidate will have a strong ability to manage their own workload and will play an important part in the various sub teams in QC such as Safety, Equipment, or Audit Readiness.
Other Benefits include:
- Excellent opportunities for career enhancement and personal development
- Competitive base salary
- Annual bonus linked to business results
- A well-established further education program.
- Pension scheme
- Private Healthcare
SK pharmteco SM Europe is an equal opportunity employer
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