Quality Control Laboratory Technician - Analytical Chemistry
Contract: 12 Month Contract
Location: Macclesfield - Based 100% On-Site
Make a meaningful impact on people’s lives with life-changing medicines. In Quality, our work is important and valued. An unrivalled forward-looking attitude, there’s no better place to work at the forefront and learn how to add real value to a business throughout the lifecycle of our products – discovery, development, and commercialisation. Here you’ll feel empowered to step up, follow the science and evidence to make decisions that put patients first.
Role Overview:
We are now recruiting for analytical laboratory technicians to join our Quality Control team at our Macclesfield site. As a laboratory technician, you will be effectively testing products within the Quality Control Laboratory team against registered specifications to agreed customer service lead times.
Responsibilities:
1. Testing formulated products, raw materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients against registered Quality Specifications to ensure quality, safety and efficacy prior to delivery to the customer.
2. Utilising a wide range of analytical techniques including Dissolution, HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography), UV-Vis, GLC and Infra-Red analysis.
3. Ensuring that appropriate quality systems are followed to meet responsibilities with respect to GCLP, GMP and SHE.
4. Optimising processes within the laboratory using LEAN tools and techniques.
Minimum Requirements:
* Qualified to degree/or equivalent in Chemistry and understanding of working in a GMP environment.
* Experience in basic analytical and chromatographic techniques.
* Experience in use of electronic notebooks and data handling systems.
* Experience of working within laboratory Quality Control.
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/countries where the role is advertised.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Quality Assurance and Science
Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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