Capital Specialist (Laboratory Equipment)

Life Science Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Science Recruitment seeks a Capital Specialist (Laboratory Equipment) in Tipperary for an 11-month onsite contract. You will manage installation and decommissioning of lab instruments across ADC/CDS while ensuring compliance with cGMP and safety standards.

The role requires a BSc in Analytical Chemistry or related discipline with 3+ years in GMP labs, plus experience in instrument install/validation and vendor coordination. Expect strong documentation and asset-management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• BSc in Analytical Chemistry or related discipline required.
• 3+ years’ GMP laboratory/pharmaceutical experience.
• Experience with instrument installation, qualification/validation, and decommissioning.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, validation principles and SDLC.
• Experience with equipment lifecycle/asset management, troubleshooting and vendor coordination.
• Project management, planning and technical documentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Installing and decommissioning laboratory instrumentation in ADC/CDS.
• Ensure installs/decommissions meet cGMP, safety and environmental guidelines.
• Install instrumentation following validation policies and guidelines.
• Review/approve validation activities; manage decommissioning as needed.
• Ensure instruments are released in a validated state and tracked on asset management systems.
• Coordinate with vendor service engineers for on-site support.
• Order and install new laboratory equipment with SDLC documentation.

Skills

Laboratory instrumentation

cGMP

Validation

Vendor coordination

Project management

SDLC

Education

BSc in Analytical Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Science or related discipline

Job description

Capital Specialist (Laboratory Equipment)

Onsite

RK26506

Contract 11 months

Tipperary

We’re currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity with an award-winning Pharmaceutical organization based in Tipperary. This is an excellent position for anyone who is looking to join a leading multinational who are one of the best at what they do.

The role of the Capital Specialist is to ensure the day-to-day installation and decommission of all laboratory instruments, minimizing any downtime in the Laboratory. The role covers Drug Substance and Drug Product instrumentation in clinical and commercial areas for ADC. The Capital Specialist also has responsibilities for management of Analytical equipment installation and decommissions in the CDS department.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Capital Specialist has overall responsibility for installing and decommission Laboratory Instrumentation in ADC/CDS. The Capital Specialist will complete installation and decommission activities and use external support as required to meet customer targets.
• The Capital Specialist is responsible for ensuring all Capital installs and decommissioning comply with cGMP, including acting as auditee for this area. The Capital Specialist assures compliance with all safety and environmental requirements. Compliance with other regulated areas such as trade compliance, human resources and spending are also responsibilities of the role for this scope of work.
• Installs all instrumentation in accordance with laboratory validation policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Reviews and approves validation activities for instrumentation as required. Responsible for the decommissioning of instruments as appropriate.
• Ensures that all instruments are released in a validated state and setup on a site equipment asset management system so they can be maintained on a PM/PV schedule.
• Responsible for troubleshooting issues with during installation, ensuring that investigations are raised, investigated, and closed out as required and for coordinating with vendor service engineers to come on site.
• Ordering and installing new laboratory equipment, ensuring associated documentation is in accordance with SDLC (System Development Life Cycle).

Education and Experience:

• BSc in Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years’ relevant experience in a GMP laboratory/pharmaceutical environment.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation installation, qualification/validation and decommissioning.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, validation principles and SDLC.
• Experience with equipment lifecycle/asset management, troubleshooting and vendor coordination.
• Project management, planning and technical documentation experience.