Senior Laboratory Instrumentation & Calibration Analyst

Codis; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Salary

Competitive benefits

Training & Development

Open and friendly working environment

Job summary

Codis in Haverhill is seeking a Senior Laboratory Instrumentation & Calibration Analyst to drive calibration, maintenance, and qualification of laboratory instruments at our manufacturing site.

The role focuses on lifecycle management and regulatory compliance within a fast-paced QC environment. You will coordinate with external service engineers, manage onboarding of new equipment, review service reports, and ensure GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences or related field.
• Experience calibrating and maintaining lab equipment.
• GMP laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

• On-board new equipment and perform qualification and required testing.
• Coordinate with external service and calibration engineers for schedules.
• Schedule, track, perform and document preventive maintenance, calibration activities and audit trails.
• Review calibration, maintenance and service reports from engineers.
• Assess out-of-tolerance findings and determine impact on operations.
• Lead investigations, deviations and CAPAs related to equipment performance.
• Maintain equipment lifecycle records and ensure compliance and inspection readiness.

Skills

Calibration management

Equipment qualification

GMP experience

Laboratory instrumentation

Education

Life sciences degree

Tools

HPLC

UPLC

GC

Balances

Pipettes

Dissolution apparatus

Disintegration

Karl Fischer titrators

Moisture balance

pH meters

NIR

DSC

PXRD

SEM

TOC

Job description

Join our Quality team as a Senior Laboratory Instrumentation & Calibration Analyst at our Haverhill manufacturing site to play a key role in the lifecycle management of laboratory instruments and equipment, ensuring calibration, maintenance, qualification and regulatory compliance

Your Responsibilities

• Manage new equipment on-boarding and perform qualification and required testing.
• Liaise with external service and calibration engineers for schedules and serve as primary contact.
• Schedule, track, perform and document preventive maintenance, calibration activities and audit trails.
• Review calibration, maintenance and service reports from engineers.
• Assess out-of-tolerance findings and determine impact on laboratory operations.
• Perform investigations, deviations and CAPAs related to equipment and systems performance (Ex: EMS).
• Maintain equipment lifecycle records and ensure compliance requirements and inspection readiness.

Our Requirements

• Life sciences degree in a relevant field (e.g. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry etc.)
• Proven experience of handling laboratory instrument calibration, maintenance management and equipment qualification.
• Experience working within a GMP laboratory environment.

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of calibration and service requirements for HPLC, UPLC, GC (ALS & Headspace), Balances, Pipettes, Dissolution apparatus, Disintegration, Auto titrators, Karl Fischer titrators, Moisture balances, pH meters, NIR and other QC laboratory equipment. Strong understanding of metrology principles and calibration standards. Good knowledge on DSC, PXRD, SEM, TOC is beneficial.

Your Benefits

• Attractive Salary
• Competitive benefits
• Training & Development
• Open and friendly working environment

Culture & Values

We bring our culture to life in the way we work every day. Our culture enables career development and talent management, we recognise that how we do things is as important as what we do, and our values set out how we achieve our goals and help us "do it right".

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to nurturing a culture of diversity and inclusion that contributes to improving innovation, performance, and engagement. We value transparency, mutual respect, and equal treatment of people. For this reason, we are firm in protecting our employees against any forms of discrimination.

We are Disability Confident - Committed

which means we make reasonable adjustments to our process and offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. If you would like any assistance or require the application to be completed in a different format, please call or contact our Haverhill site reception.

Environment, Social and Governance

We strongly believe that the success of our company lies in its capacity to adapt to tomorrow’s challenges. Our responsibility as a company is to provide sustainability and resilience to the pharmaceutical value chain.

CODIS

Website: https://codis.com