Quality Control Radiochemist

Alliance Medical; Guildford; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Alliance Medical is seeking a QC Radiochemist to join its Radiopharmacy team in the UK. The role involves routine QC testing for radiopharmaceutical release, with training across GC, HPLC, r-TLC and gamma spectroscopy, under GMP and radiation safety standards.

Newly qualified graduates or experienced candidates with an analytical chemistry background are encouraged. The role requires flexibility for 40 hours per week, including unsocial hours, with training milestones and staged salary uplifts

Qualifikationen

• BSc/MSc in a scientific field or expected to graduate this year.
• Experience in analytical chemistry and QC is desirable.
• Willing to work unsocial hours and shifts.

Aufgaben

• Operate and maintain routine QC protocols for radiopharmaceutical testing in GMP-compliant manner.
• Maintain QC equipment (HPLC, GC, pH, Osmolality, LAL) and log faults.
• Develop and implement cGMP, QC and QA procedures for PET tracers with QA support.
• Order chemicals and consumables for QC analyses and prepare reagents.

Kenntnisse

Analytical Chemistry

Quality Control

Ausbildung

BSc in Chemistry

MSc in Chemistry

Tools

HPLC

GC

r-TLC

Gamma spectroscopy

Jobbeschreibung

We have a fantastic opportunity for a QC Radiochemist to join our Radiopharmacy Team.

If you are a newly qualified graduate or an experienced individual with an Analytical Chemistry background Looking for a challenging yet rewarding career, then this may be the opportunity you are looking for.

Candidates working in QC will report to the QC Manager and shall receive training in all aspects of radiopharmaceutical Testing for release including GC, HPLC, r-TLC, Gamma spectroscopy etc. Extensive training in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), radiation safety and Quality Management Systems will be delivered to all.

Radiopharmaceuticals by their very nature have an extremely short shelf-life. As such these roles will entail unsocial hours and shift work. This is reflected in the remuneration with a local shift pattern to assure a harmonious work-life balance is maintained.

The role includes routine progress assessments and staged salary uplifts that are awarded as training milestones are achieved.

Hours of work for the roles are 40 hours per week Monday-Sunday.

We are inviting applications from newly and experienced graduates from a scientific background. To be considered for the role you must hold a BSc/MSc (or expect to graduate at the end of this academic year).

QC Routines

Operate and maintain routine protocols for the chemistry laboratory in strict adherence to GMP and relevant EU pharmacopoeia standards. Manage raw material sampling, testing and release system.

Maintenance

Ensure efficient performance of, and undertake first-line maintenance of, Quality Control equipment including HPLC (radiochemical and chemical purity of 18F FDG), Gas Chromatography, pH measurement, Osmolality and LAL.

Faults

Maintain records of faults on any dysfunction - operational or equipment.

Quality Systems

In association with the QC Managerto develop, implement and manage cGMP, Quality Control and Quality Assurance systems and procedures for standard PET tracers.

Materials

Ordering of chemicals, glassware, cleaning and other consumables for routine QC analysis. Formulation of reagents for radiochemistry, mixing of solvents for HPLC and other analyses, cleaning of glassware and disposal of waste chemicals and materials.

Standard Operating Procedures

Prepare updated SOPs in accordance with the relevant guidelines as may be necessary from time to time for approval by QAand adoption by the unit.

Training Others

Provide training and support for others selected as rota / backup in undertaking routine QC operations.

Regulatory

Strictly adhere to GMP, GLP and safety protocols laid down by the MHRA, EA and HSE in accordance with issued licenses as determined from time to time. Corresponding adherence to local rules.

Alliance Medical are Europe’s leading independent provider of imaging services.

We combine service excellence and innovative imaging technologies to improve patient care and support NHS and independentorganisationswith their ongoing imaging requirements. Our approach has delivered consistent company growth for more than 30 years.

We live by our company values to ensure the highest level of patient care:

Our Values

Leaders, managers, and supervisors have a particular responsibility to be role models in terms of how they demonstrate these values themselves and how they engage their teams to work in this way.

Collaboration:

We work together and in partnership for all our patients. We respect expertise and combine it to achieve more.

Excellence:

We never compromise. We strive to deliver the very best in everything we do to ensure the highest quality of care. We treat our patients and each other with compassion, dignity and respect.

Learning:

Knowledge and understanding comes from learning. At Alliance Medical we are committed to ensuring that each and every one of us keeps on learning and that we continuously look for improved ways of working.

Efficiency:

Efficiency in healthcare means more patients get better care. We constantly seek new ways to use the scarce resource of healthcare more intelligently so that more people can live longer, fuller lives.

Openness:

We act with transparency and honesty in everything we do, where staff are encouraged to speak up to ensure a safe and secure environment for our patients.