Quality Control Officer

Corsham Science; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Free Breakfast

Holidays

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing support

Learning and Development

Job summary

Pharmaxo Compounding, part of Icon Group, is seeking a Quality Control Officer to lead Environmental Monitoring within the Quality Team. You will coordinate QC checks on incoming goods and validate equipment while working closely with Engineering and Production to uphold regulatory standards.

Your role focuses on monitoring the facility, investigating out-of-limit results, and risk assessing action limit breaches, ensuring timely, accurate quality control across sterile products.

Qualifications

• 1 year of laboratory experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience with UV spectrometry and Gram staining.
• Pursuing a related degree is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for Environmental Monitoring within the Quality Team.
• QC checks on incoming goods and validation/verification of equipment.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Production to uphold quality standards.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in a science discipline

Tools

UV Spectrometry

Gram staining

Job description

For over 20 years, Pharmaxo Compounding has been producing ready‑to‑administer sterile medicines - including cancer treatments and other complex therapies - in our highly regulated specialist facilities. Every day, our teams prepare life‑saving medicines with exceptional accuracy and quality, ensuring patients across the NHS and partner hospitals receive their treatment when it is needed most.

As the UK’s largest independent aseptic service provider, we understand the pressures faced by hospital pharmacies. By specialising in chemotherapy and immunotherapy products, we share the same commitment to getting patients the right treatment, at the right time, without compromise.

Here, precision has purpose and every product you help create makes a real difference to someone’s life.

Our Values

We are part of the wider Icon Group family, united by values that guide how we work and how we care:

Connect: We build meaningful relationships with patients, partners and each other.

Energy: We bring positivity, passion and commitment to every moment of care.

Innovate: We look for better ways to deliver safe, effective and personalised services.

Nurture: We support growth, wellbeing and development across our teams.

On‑purpose: We act with intention, integrity and a shared mission to improve lives.

These values define our culture and they are reflected in the way we care, collaborate and build our future together:

Purpose every day

Your work directly supports patients through life‑changing treatment. Whether you are delivering care in the home, coordinating services or supporting clinical teams - what you do truly matters.

About the Role

The Quality Control Officer has primary responsibility for Environmental Monitoring as part of the Quality Team at Pharmaxo Compounding . Supplementary responsibilities include QC checks on incoming goods and validation and verification of equipment. This role requires the Quality Control Officer to co-ordinate with the wider Quality team and to work closely with Engineering and Production.

The goal of this position is to successfully monitor the facility and to investigate and risk assess results that are out of limits or have breached action limits.

We want everyone to have an equal opportunity to apply for this role.

Join us and build a career where your work has purpose and your future has opportunity.

• Company Pension If you contribute 6% the company contribute 8%
• Free Breakfast Every morning, and healthy snacks throughout the day
• Holidays 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays per year
• Life Assurance Pays out a tax-free sum if the worst should happen
• Cycle to Work Scheme Save between 26-40% on a bike and accessories
• Help for you and your family with all wellbeing issues
• Learning and Development Access role‑specific training, management development and leadership programmes to help you grow with confidence

1 year of laboratory experience (1 year laboratory experience with the use of one or more of the stated analysis techniques; UV Spectrometry, Gram staining.) This can be attained through pursuit of Degree.