ABOUT US?
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 Process Chemist within the small-scale plant operations. This is a shift role working on a four-shift cycle supporting a 24/7/365 world-class manufacturing organisation. The Process Chemist will be responsible for the manufacture of APIs and Intermediates, including the technical transfer and validation of new chemical processes.
Position Description:
• Perform batch manufacturing, cleaning, validation, troubleshooting and support Operational excellence and other department projects as appropriate.
• Ensure plant operations are executed in a safe manner and to expected cGMP standards. Work on New Product Introductions collaborating with R&D and other departments as appropriate
• Supporting business development with plant tours for potential customers.
• Participate on site emergency response team (if called upon).
• Responsible for carrying out real time data entry and transactions for operations within the shift, e.g. SAP, IT & Delta V systems.
• Ensuring the plant is in an audit ready state and that all documentation is completed to expected cGMP standards.
• Meeting plant key performance indicators such as throughput, yield, safety, quality and changeover targets.
Minimum Requirements:
• Have a degree in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering or other science discipline and/or previous experience (4 + years) working within the pharmaceutical industry. API/small molecule experience a significant advantage.
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Have strong collaborative skills with an ability to work effectively in a team environment or on one’s own initiative without close supervision.
• Previous experience in the scale-up or tech transfer of new products would be an advantage.
• Have an Operational Excellence certification (yellow, green, black belt) would be an advantage.
• Have creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the initiative to see them through.
• Why choose a career at SK biotek?
• A chance to work with a world leader in contract development and manufacturing in a fast-paced, dynamic and growing company.
• Excellent opportunities for career enhancement and personal development
• Competitive base salary & shift allowance
• Annual bonus linked to base salary
• A well-established further education program.
• Pension scheme
• Private health insurance
SK pharmteco SM Europe is an equal opportunity employer