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VQ Life Sciences are recruiting for a Microbiology Scientist for a leading Pharmaceutical Contract Development & Manufacturing Organisation based in North Wales.

Role:

There is a position available for a Microbiology Scientist – Quality Control to join our newly established GMP Microbiology laboratory positioned within the Project Operations group. The role is a practical laboratory based role & will form a critical part of the business, providing an essential function to support a wide range of customer & internal method development projects & product testing relying on a range of culture based & instrumental test methods in a fast paced GMP laboratory. The role will report directly to the Laboratory Manager – Microbiology and will work alongside a lead Microbiologist. The role will involve interaction across various business groups such as development teams & quality assurance to deliver high quality microbiology services.

Skills:

Candidates should possess a strong background in Microbiology & preferably with anaerobic microbiological testing experience and within a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) arena. The ideal candidate will be able to work unsupervised, manage priorities with a pro-active approach, whilst also adapt to changing priorities whilst meeting stringent quality requirements. Good organisation and interpersonal & team skills are a must along with a positive attitude as well as commitment to the role & on-time completion.

Day to day activities for the Microbiology Scientist – Quality Control include the following:

Primary Responsibilities

• Performing pharmaceutical microbiology testing to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements within agreed timelines to meet business needs.
• Preparation, reviewing & executing test protocols
• Managing laboratory inventories and equipment maintenance schedules.
• Effective communication with cross-functional teams including the reporting of data and project progress to project teams including participating in client calls.
• Writing and rolling review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensuring the laboratory is clean and tidy at the end of each day and participating in self inspections.
• Observing and complying with GMP and Health and Safety Policies & Procedures
• Identifying and delivering opportunities to improve testing efficiencies or laboratory operations.

Additional responsibilities

• Preparation and review of QC validation protocols and reports
• Participating in investigations & review of corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) Retention and archiving of QC records
• Ensure consumable supplies maintained for testing activities from approved suppliers

If you have the relevant Microbiology experience within a GMP environment and interested in this Permanent position in North Wales, please get in touch with Alex Prew:

e: [email protected]

t: 01925596199

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