Job Introduction
Senior Analytical Chemist
UK - Cardiff
We are looking for:
Pharmaron is currently looking to recruit a Senior Analytical chemist who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to work at their Cardiff facility in the Quality Control Department. You will have an excellent working knowledge and experience of a range of analytical techniques, primarily and spectroscopic and chromatographic, gained within industry.
Pharmaron is currently looking to recruit a Senior Analytical chemist who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to work at their Cardiff facility in the Quality Control Department. You will have an excellent working knowledge and experience of a range of analytical techniques, primarily and spectroscopic and chromatographic, gained within industry.
In this role you will be responsible for performing analytical tests and procedures that advance and underpin the reputation of the organisation by ensuring that products meet the Quality standards required.
At Pharmaron we offer:
- Vibrant and dynamic employment – we are a highly specialised, growth company operating in a critical sector of the economy – our future is strong and exciting!
- Opportunities to develop your skills and yourself – our rapid growth brings greater opportunities for you to learn and grow faster!
- A great team where we all support each other – enjoy your work – after all you spend about a third of your time here!
Key roles and responsibilities:
- Perform tests and procedures, in a timely manner and to assess products’ compliance with the quality standards set.
- Be the analytical lead in the verification/validation of analytical methods, approving method verification protocols/reports and liaising with clients as required.
- Ensure that all activities comply with statutory safety regulations, any relevant standards (principally ISO9000) and company policies and procedures.
- Interpret and comment on analytical results in a manner appropriate for the audience.
- Ensure that work and projects are completed to the appropriate standard and within the timeframe approved for the work, advising the supervisor if such deadlines look unachievable.
- Ensure that waste is processed and disposed of strictly in accordance with documented procedures.
- Keep detailed and accurate records of work performed and in the approved form that allows for their efficient retrieval and interrogation.
- Support departmental or site audits as necessary.
Requirements:
- Degree in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry (related degrees would also be considered e.g. Biochemistry)
- Experience in an analytical laboratory with expertise in organic analytical chemistry procedures
- Proven expertise and industrial experience in Mass Spectrometry, NMR and HLPC
- Experience working with Radioactive material is highly desirable
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively defend scientific findings to colleagues
- Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to multi-task, manage time and adapt to changing priorities.
- High attention-to-detail with a methodical approach and the ability to maintain accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively within a team
Our Company:
“We are a dynamic, fast-growing company, with an enviable reputation for leading edge science, offering contract research services to some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, solving what were believed to be unsolvable scientific challenges”.
We believe in our ability to relentlessly push forward the boundaries of scientific excellence, delivering solutions for our clients, always operating ethically and with integrity. We take pride in our professionalism and commitment to always deliver our very best work.
The Cardiff site is Pharmaron's global centre of excellence for the custom chemical synthesis of drug and complex chemical substances radiolabelled with tritium or carbon-14, offering radiolabelled custom synthesis service to clients in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and industrial sectors. We offer our employees a supportive teamwork environment, enabling them to develop and liberate their true potential.
- We offer a competitive salary and a progressive and comprehensive suite of employee benefits.
- We offer state of the art working environment on site.
- We offer the opportunity for growth and development and will support funding for relevant training and development programmes.
Why Should You Apply?
- This is an opportunity for you as an Analytical Chemistry professional to make a real impact in a highly scientific and regulated environment, demonstrate leadership, ambition and the desire to grow with the department.
- Build and shape your career in an environment that sets and commits to the highest standards.
- To be part of a team who support each other, embrace and solve technical challenges and put excellence at the heart of all that we do.
Pharmaron is a premier R&D service company supporting the life sciences industry. Founded in 2004, Pharmaron has invested in its people and facilities having established diverse drug R&D service capabilities, ranging from synthetic, medicinal, and analytical chemistry, biology, DMPK, pharmacology, drug safety assessment, radiochemistry and isotopically labelled metabolism, chemical & pharmaceutical development to clinical development. With operations in China, US and UK staffed by over 19,000 employees, Pharmaron has an excellent track record in the delivery of R&D solutions to its partners in North America, Europe, Japan, and China.