Student Placement - Stability

Mundipharma; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

STUDENT PLACEMENT POSITION – Laboratory and Validation Teams

Location: Bard Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Manufacturing Campus, Cambridge

Contract: 12 months, starting July 2025

Mundipharma is a global (ex-US) network of independent associated companies that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines and consumer healthcare products. We are an agile and fast-paced company seeking to increase access to health care through programmes and effective partnerships.

We are forward-looking and dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to many of the world’s most challenging conditions and diseases including: Pain Management & Supportive Care, Consumer Health, Anti-Infectives, Biosimilars, CNS, Diabetes, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory and transplantation immunity.

We make a difference to patient lives by delivering value to healthcare professionals in 120+ countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our people to think differently and our inclusive culture of continuous learning and collaboration make Mundipharma a great place to work.

Role Responsibilities

1. To provide practical, analytical support within the Stability, Analytical services and Validation teams, which involves testing finished and intermediate products manufactured at Cambridge and supporting validation activities.
2. Ensuring that all activities are undertaken in compliance with company standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory and Manufacturing Practice (GxP) and Health and Safety in the workplace regulations.
3. To carry out the analysis and testing of the Company’s pharmaceutical finished products using a variety of analytical techniques – mainly HPLC, UV Dissolution and Karl Fischer.
4. Maintain accurate, clear and concise written records of all work undertaken, following the analytical methods and validation protocols, making sure all the correct documentation is present within the relevant reports. Identifying out of specification (OOS) results and assisting in investigations.

Skills Required

1. General laboratory skills:
2. Weighing
3. Pipetting
4. Basic understanding of HPLC
5. Basic understanding of spectroscopic techniques
6. Computer skills
7. Statistical knowledge

Degree Course(s) most relevant
Chemistry / Pharmacy / Analytical & Pharmaceutical Science / Forensic Science

Additional Job Description:
Primary Location:
GB Cambridge

Job Posting Date:
2025-03-25

Job Type:
Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)