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Athlone, Ireland, Ireland
Onsite
Available
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety StandardsJob Description
Scientist III - Pharma
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Location/Division Specific Information
Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations. This role will be based at our GMP Laboratories in Athlone, Ireland and will work within a team specifically working with Pharma products.
Discover Impactful Work:
The role of Scientist III is to perform a variety of complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure small molecules using a wide range of analytical instrumentation. Working mainly independently, Scientists will interpret analytical data in regard to acceptability and consistency and set up and maintain analytical instrumentation.
A day in the Life
Perform a variety of complex sample preparations
Analysis procedures to quantitatively measure pharmaceutical compounds in a variety of formations for stability testing and other studies for analytical testing support
Review and compilation of results
Performing work assignments accurately, timely and in a safe manner
Training on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs, and regulatory procedures and guidelines.
Works with multiple functional groups to meet business needs.
Sets up and maintains analytical instrumentation.
Trains on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs and regulatory procedures and guidelines.
Ensures QA findings are addressed appropriately.
Communicates project status to project leader.
Performs work assignments accurately, and in a timely and safe manner.
Reviews, interprets, and analyses data for technical, quality and compliance to protocols, methods, SOPs, client criteria and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
Education and Experience
Educated to a bachelor's degree level in a relevant area, ie chemistry, biochemistry
5+ years’ relevant industry experience within a GMP laboratory
The applicant should have a 5+ years’ analytical experience with
Proficient in Waters and Agilent HPLC and UPLC
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
HPLC
Mass Spec
UV spectrometry, pH, Dissolution, Osmolality, Karl Fisher
Proven ability to interpret data by performing trend analysis
Proven technical writing skills
Proven problem solving skills
Detailed knowledge of method validation; method development would be an advantage.
The ability to plan, schedule and carry out work for successful project completion
A positive attitude and ability to work well with others
The ability to write protocols and reports with minimum supervision
Excellent attention to detail
Be able to communicate effectively and follow detailed written and verbal instruction
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
We welcome and encourage applicants from outside of Ireland. We can provide support with immigration and visa needs for successful applicants and dependents, tax consultations and other basic destination services. All other relocation costs are at the expense of the applicant.