QC Specialist

Sanofi; Munster; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Waterford, Ireland, has an opening for a Quality Control Analytical Expert on a 12-month fixed term contract. This full-time role offers a hybrid arrangement: 3 days on-site and 2 days working from home, to support analytical method validation, transfers, troubleshooting and investigations.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain cGMP compliance and data integrity, drive analytical excellence, and contribute to continuous improvement of QC operations across the

Qualifications

• Significant quality control experience in the pharmaceutical industry with GMP knowledge.
• Degree in science or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong data analysis skills and keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical expertise for projects, troubleshooting, and investigations of analytical methods and lab technologies.
• Coordinate analytical testing on projects (validation/transfer), ensuring schedules are met.
• Perform tasks in accordance with cGMP and HSE requirements and related procedures and records.
• Record all raw data, calculations and information to ensure data integrity and traceability.
• Write/review protocols and reports for analytical validation/transfers and qualification activities.
• Write/review and maintain analytical methods procedures.
• Inform manager of quality or HSE events to ensure proper investigations.
• Participate in investigations to ensure appropriate impact assessment.
• Periodically trend method performance to determine need for revalidation or optimization.
• Ensure labs and instruments are maintained in quality/safety status for proper use.
• Support QC during internal and external audits and inspections.

Skills

QC experience

GMP knowledge

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Science degree

Job description

Job Title: Quality Control Analytical Expert

• Location: Waterford, Ireland
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 Days On-Site, 2 Days Working From Home Remotely
• Job type: Full-Time, 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

About The Job

As a Quality Control Analytical Expert, you'll provide analytical expertise to support method validation, transfers, troubleshooting, and investigations, while ensuring compliance with cGMP, quality, and safety standards. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to drive analytical excellence and support continuous improvement across QC operations.

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers - seamlessly, purposefully, and at scale. In Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life-changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system - and innovative pipeline - enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

• Providing his/her analytical expertise for any project, troubleshooting, investigation on analytical methods and lab technologies
• Coordinate analytical testing on projects (validation/transfer), ensuring adherence to the committed scheduled plans
• Performing his/her tasks in accordance with cGMP and HSE requirements, and with the associated instructions, procedures, records related to these tasks
• Recording all expected raw data, calculations, information, related to his/her tasks, to comply with cGMP and data integrity requirements
• Writing/reviewing protocols and reports related to analytical validation/transfers and qualification activities
• Writing/reviewing and maintaining accurate analytical methods procedures
• Informing his/her manager of any quality or HSE event (deviations, OOx,…) in a timely manner to ensure investigation and impact assessment are performed appropriately
• Participating actively to any investigation, where he/she is involved, to ensure investigations and impact assessment are performed appropriately
• Performing periodically trend analysis on method performance to determine the need to revalidate, optimize, or replace the method
• Ensuring that his/her lab/facilities, lab instruments are kept in a quality and safety status to ensure that they can be used appropriately
• Supporting QC teams during internal and external audits and inspections

About You

• Significant experience in quality control within the pharmaceutical industry, including knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory requirements.
• Third level qualification (degree in science or related discipline) or appropriate relevant experience supplementing lower grade scientific qualification.
• Ability to analyze complex data and laboratory results to make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement.
• Keen attention to detail to ensure accuracy in testing, reporting, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in identifying issues and implementing effective solutions to resolve quality control problems.

Why choose us?

• Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
• Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
• Grow, thrive, and make an impact in a workplace that empowers you to bring your best self every day, with pride.
• Help deliver 30+ new product launches by 2030, ensuring patients get treatments faster than ever.