Quality Control Analytical Expert

Sanofi; Waterford; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Quality Control Analytical Expert in Waterford, Ireland, to ensure analytical excellence across cGMP-compliant QC operations. The role blends on-site and remote work within a 12-month fixed-term contract and involves cross-functional collaboration to validate and transfer analyses.

You will lead investigations, data trends, and protocol writing while upholding safety and quality standards, contributing to a global biopharma network that delivers medicines at scale.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in quality control within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Degree in science or related discipline, or relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze complex data and laboratory results.
• Keen attention to detail for accurate testing and reporting.
• Proven ability to identify issues and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical expertise for projects, troubleshooting, and investigations.
• Coordinate analytical testing on validation and transfer projects.
• Ensure tasks comply with cGMP and health, safety requirements.
• Record raw data and calculations to meet data integrity standards.
• Write and review protocols and reports for validation, transfers, and qualifications.
• Inform manager of quality or HSE deviations promptly.
• Participate in investigations and assess impact.
• Perform trend analysis on method performance to decide revalidation.
• Maintain lab facilities and instruments in a quality and safe state.
• Support QC during internal and external audits and inspections.

Skills

Quality control

GMP knowledge

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Science degree or related field

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 activitiesWriting/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.