Assistant / Associate Analyst, Quality Control

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension contribution (3% employee / 5%

26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Hybrid working hours

On-Site Parking

Rewards Platform

Job summary

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals seeks an Assistant/Associate Analyst in Quality Control at our Leeds site. You will perform finished-product, raw-material and packaging testing, using validated methods and HPLC, while ensuring GMP compliance and accurate documentation.

The role spans routine testing, investigations, calibration, and procedure updates in a regulated lab. The successful candidate will have a scientific degree or equivalent A-levels with GMP experience, strong attention to detail, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or two A levels with GMP analytical experience.
• Associate Analyst: 2+ years’ relevant work experience, or >3 years GMP analysis with A levels/T Level.
• Assistant Analyst: A levels/T Level with >1 year GMP analytical experience.
• GMP, SOPs and Quality Management Systems understanding.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical and analytical testing of finished products, raw materials, and components.
• Conduct analytical testing using HPLC and related techniques.
• Carry out chemistry, microbiology and preservative efficacy testing per pharmacopoeial monographs.
• Document results in accordance with data-documentation practices.
• Review data from internal and contract laboratories for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and report out-of-specification, out-of-trend, or aberrant results.
• Support investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Calibrate, maintain, and qualify laboratory instrumentation.
• Prepare and revise QC procedures, work instructions and reports.
• Support stability studies, risk assessments and environmental monitoring.

Skills

Quality control

GMP knowledge

Analytical testing

HPLC

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline

Two A levels or a T Level with GMP experience

Tools

HPLC

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

Assistant / Associate Analyst, Quality Control

We Are Rosemont

For over 50 years, Rosemont Pharmaceuticals has been a trusted name in the development and manufacture of oral liquid medicines. With a portfolio of over 130 products, including 70 licensed medicines, we’re proud to support healthcare professionals and patients, particularly those with swallowing difficulties.

Our purpose is clear: to improve patient outcomes through innovation in liquid formulations. We are highly respected across the pharmaceutical industry and have played an important role in establishing best practices for dysphagia care.

Our mission is to create a globally connected, people-focused organisation where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve their best. If you want to make a meaningful difference to patients around the world while developing your career within an organisation with a strong heritage and ambitious vision, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an Assistant Analyst (Raw Materials) and Associate Analyst (Finished Product) to join our Quality Control team.

In this role, you will help ensure the quality, safety and compliance of our raw materials, packaging components and finished products. Working in our Quality Control laboratory, you will perform analytical testing in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and support the safe and compliant release of Rosemont materials and medicines.

This opportunity may be appointed at Assistant Analyst or Associate Analystlevel, depending on your qualifications, knowledge and relevant laboratory experience. It offers the opportunity to build your career within a regulated pharmaceutical environment and gain experience across a range of analytical techniques and Quality Control activities.

Due to the laboratory-based nature of the position, you will be required to work on site Monday to Friday.

What You’ll Be Doing

Depending on your experience and the level at which you join us, your responsibilities will include:

• Performing physical and analytical testing of finished products, stability batches, raw materials and packaging components using approved and validated methods.
• Conducting analytical testing using HPLC and other relevant laboratory techniques.
• Carrying out chemistry, microbiology and preservative efficacy testing against applicable USP, EP and BP pharmacopoeial monographs.
• Conducting visual inspections of finished products.
• Receiving and inspecting incoming raw materials and packaging components.
• Accurately documenting chemistry, microbiology and packaging analyses in accordance with good data-documentation practices.
• Reviewing data from internal testing and contract laboratories for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Identifying and reporting quality events, including out-of-specification, out-of-trend and aberrant results.
• Supporting or participating in laboratory investigations, including helping to identify root causes and appropriate corrective actions.
• Completing routine equipment calibration and supporting the maintenance or qualification of laboratory instrumentation.
• Identifying equipment issues and working with technical support colleagues to facilitate their resolution.
• Preparing, reviewing and revising Quality Control procedures, work instructions and technical reports.
• Supporting stability studies, risk assessments, reference-standard management and environmental-monitoring activities.
• Contributing Quality Control data and method-transfer documentation for regulatory submissions, where required.
• Maintaining high standards of laboratory safety, cleanliness and good housekeeping.
• Supporting an effective Quality Management System and complying with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and supporting wider departmental and business requirements when needed.

What We’re Looking For

You will bring a careful, quality-focused approach and be comfortable working as part of a collaborative laboratory team.

You should have one of the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline; or
• A minimum of two A levels or a T Level in a suitable scientific discipline, supported by relevant analytical experience within a GMP laboratory.

For the Associate Analyst level, we would typically expect a bachelor’s degree accompanied by at least two years’ relevant work experience, or more than three years’ analytical experience within a GMP laboratory if applying with A levels or a T Level.

For the Assistant Analyst level, candidates applying with A levels or a T Level should have more than one year of analytical experience within a GMP laboratory.

You will also bring:

• An understanding of pharmaceutical GMP, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate laboratory documentation.
• Effective communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to respond promptly to issues and raise laboratory concerns appropriately.
• A proactive and accountable approach to safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Flexibility to support changing departmental and business requirements.

For the Associate Analyst level, you should also be able to work with greater independence, document analytical activities accurately and investigate questionable results, including out-of-specification, out-of-trend and aberrant results.

At Rosemont, we believe great benefits go beyond salary. That’s why our offering is shaped by what our people truly value:

• Healthcare Cash Plan – Personal cover to support your health and wellbeing
• 3% Employee / 5% Company Pension Contribution – Helping you plan for the future
• 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Flexible Working – Including hybrid and flexible working hours available.
• Free On-Site Parking – Convenient access to our Leeds facility
• Rosemont Rewards Platform – Discounts, free perks, and wellbeing tools for all employees

We are committed to creating an environment where our people can grow, develop their talents and pursue meaningful career paths. By placing patients and customers at the heart of everything we do, we support high performance through accountability, consistency and strong governance.

We champion inclusion, community and a rewarding employee experience, creating a culture that supports development, celebrates achievement and empowers people to thrive.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture and to reflecting the patients we serve. We believe equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our values, and every applicant can expect fairness and transparency throughout our recruitment process.