Quality Control Analyst

CareerWise Recruitment; Waterford; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment is seeking a QC Chemist for our Waterford based pharmaceutical client on a 12-month contract. The role involves providing analytical chemistry services, supporting QA/Production, and ensuring cGLP and cGMP compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a Degree in Science (Chemistry or Biochemistry preferred) with 2-3 years manufacturing experience, preferably in pharma, and will maintain methods, SOPs, and quality records while supporting investigations and batch releases.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science (Chemistry or Biochemistry preferred).
• 2–3 years experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally pharma.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical chemistry services and support to the site.
• Interact with QA, Production, Engineering and Planners on materials, intermediates and batch releases.
• Maintain, update and issue chemical methods, specifications and SOPs per pharmacopoeial and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with training of analysts in expertise, methods, SOPs and updates.
• Trend results, record COAs where required and complete OOS investigations on time.
• Ensure QC documentation and records are complete and current; ensure cGLP and cGMP compliance.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Team interaction

Quality focus

Education

Degree in Science (Chemistry or Biochemistry)

Job description

A QC Chemist is required by CareerWise Recruitment for our Waterford based Pharmaceutical client. This is a 12 month contract. If you have experience in a Pharmaceutical company then this is the position for you !!!

THE ROLE:

• Provide analytical chemistry services and support to Site.
• Effective interaction with other departments on matters related to raw materials, intermediates and finished batch releases. In particular, close contact maintained with Quality Assurance Production, Engineering and Planners.
• Maintain, update and issue chemical methods, specifications and SOP’s in compliance to pharmacopoeial and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with training of the analysts in areas of expertise and knowledge and in new methods, SOP’s and updates.
• Trend such results, record on COA’s where required and complete OOS’s investigations on a timely basis.
• Update the QC Team Leader on potential problems and highlight improvements where possible by use of the normal communication means.
• Ensure all quality documentation and records are complete and current
• Ensure QC laboratories meet current Good Laboratory Practice (cGLP) requirements.
• Ensure relevant procedures are correctly defined and followed
• Ensure that critical chemical testing and related equipment meets current validation requirements (IQ, OQ, PQ) where required.
• Audit and review chemistry test results on a daily basis and ensure compliance with cGLP.
• Checking/auditing laboratory notebooks and analytical reports
• Ensure compliance to cGMP at all times

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Science ( Chemistry or Biochemistry preferred
• 2-3 years experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred – ideally part of which would be in the pharmaceutical sector.