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Pharmaceutical Technician (SUITABLE FOR CHEMISTRY GRADUATES)
Location - Oxfordshire
Salary - £29,000 - £32,000
Contract - Permanent
Our client is a leading pharmaceutical CRO based in Oxfordshire who are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their expanding pharmaceutical operative team. This position is only open to recent University Chemistry graduates who are looking for a fantastic opportunity to step into pharmaceutical manufacturing.
This role is a shift-based position - 12 hour shifts with an even split of day shifts and night shifts
The Role
This is a role for newly graduated individuals, or those who have prior pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing experience. As a Pharmaceutical Technician, you will be responsible for
- Supporting the scale-up production of organic compounds to be used as APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) on pilot-plant scale.
- Operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of purification equipment, reactor vessels and mixers to optimise production of pharmaceutical products.
- Use of analytical equipment such as GC-MS, HPLC, to monitor reaction progress
- Additionally, you will be required to accurately complete written documents and report any irregularities.
- This will be done whilst adhering to GMP standards, following company procedures to maintain the high safety standards of our client.
Skills and Experience Needed
Suitable applicants will have:
- Existing right-to-work in the UK (essential)
- Recently graduated from University with a degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Chemistry focused degree (essential)
- An understanding of GMP and regulations within the pharmaceutical industry (desirable)
- Understanding of GC-MS, HPLC, NMR (essential, use of these equipment is desirable)
- The ability to efficiently organise, plan and time manage (essential)
- The ability to effectively communicate with both customers and colleagues; both written and verbally (essential)
- The ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks (essential)
- A large sense of accountability (essential)
The Package
Being a leading pharmaceutical CRO, our client is offering the chance to be part of a growing organisation on a permanent basis, with a competitive salary and generous shift allowance.
For additional information or to submit an application please contact Mataka Banda on 07930 139674 or email your CV to mataka.banda@taylorollinson.co.uk
