Senior Analyst Hours : 37.5 hours per week Ref No : HRJOB9605 Business Unit : Pharma Services Location : Loughborough, Leicestershire Open To : Internal and external candidates CVs will be assessed on an ongoing basis and a merit list will be compiled for current and future vacancies. Please ensure that your CV fully reflects the criteria required for the role or you may not be shortlisted The Role Working as part of the Pharma Services team based in our Charnwood site in Loughborough, you will be responsible for carrying out and monitoring the progress of Analytical work to GMP requirements, to ensure that project schedules are met and that the work is carried out efficiently and accurately. As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group. Essential Criteria · B.Sc. (or equivalent) in Chemistry or a Life Science subject with a significant chemistry component. · Significant experience working in a GMP drug product development laboratory. · Significant experience of analysing development drug products. · Significant experience of developing/validating methods for development drug products using a variety of analytical techniques including Dissolution, HPLC. · Significant Experience of Stability Testing for drug products including assay/related substances, dissolution analysis Desirable Criteria (The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist) · M.Sc./PhD (or equivalent in a Chemistry or Life Science with a significant chemistry component · Experience in supervising or line managing a team of analysts. · Experience of using Empower chromatography data capture system · Experience in the use of LC-MS systems · Experience of GMP raw material testing for API, excipients and packaging components · Experience of conducting cleaning validations and verifications. Reward For the successful candidate, we offer an attractive benefits package which includes a competitive salary, annual bonus, employer pension contributions, 34 days paid annual leave, healthcare benefits and much more. Closing Date : Sunday 1st December 2024 at 1700 hours RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited, and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.