Job Description
When you’re part of ThermoFisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.
This role is based at our Cork, Ireland API site.
Operating for over 40 years, the Cork site is proud to manufacture and supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) to our customers for use in clinical trials and approved medicines for commercial supply - medicines to treat Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Depression, HIV, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes and Respiratory diseases, along with raw material for consumer healthcare products!
Discover Impactful Work:
The Analytical Development Chemist will function as a key member of the Process Development Services Team. Our team liaise with our clients to introduce new products to the site and manage the process development, analytical development from clinical to commercial.
This position will support analytical transfer, development, validation and troubleshooting activities to support our customers in developing medicines for patients.
A day in the Life:
Provide technical expertise and analytical support for the introduction of new products to the Cork site, including method development, validation/qualification and transfer of methods to clients as required.
Support in troubleshooting analytical technical challenges during the development, validation/qualification and transfer of methods.
Complete analytical data collection, interpretation and characterization of compounds while ensuring proper documentation of experimental data is adhered to.
Support innovative development of new analytical methods as well as improvement and optimization of current methods.
Communicate regularly with the Thermofisher/ clients, providing updates on projects progress, addressing technical queries and delivering client project requirements to the defined timelines.
Ensure the delivery of projects in the required timeframe and ensure that the site’s technical, quality and safety metrics are all achieved.
Keys to Success:
Education
- Relevant qualification such as masters or PhD in relevant scientific discipline with experience in industry or academia.
- BSc qualification in relevant scientific discipline with experience min. 2-3 years’ experience in industry
Experience
- Experience in analytical method development, characterization and validation.
- The candidate should be a subject matter expert with HPLC, UHPLC, GC, LC/MS, GC/Headspace, GC/MS, UV, IR, KF, ion chromatography, ICP,
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to think critically and innovatively combined with willingness to challenge.
- The candidate will have great organizational skills and proven ability of troubleshooting to rapidly respond to technical challenges.
- Embrace and participate in PPI (Practical Process Improvement) initiatives to identify improvements and cost saving to the business.
- Excellent technical writing skills and oral communication with the ability to work with cross functional teams with collaborative communication skills to engage with employees and clients at all levels.
- Knowledge and experience within a pharmaceutical manufacturing and chemical development environment and an understanding of the drug development process is desirable.
- Demonstrated core laboratory skills and expertise in various wet chemistry and analytical techniques such as spectroscopy and chromatography techniques, with an excellent understanding of the relevance of the data generated.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive base salary
- Annual bonus
- 25 days holiday + Good Friday + Christmas Eve
- Contributory Pension
- Private medical insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Various other optional, flexible benefits to suit your needs
