QC Senior Analyst
Location: Swords, Co. Dublin
ABOUT US
SK pharmteco is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of-the-art facilities in Korea, US, France and Ireland. We are part of SK Inc., a Korea company with revenues of $99 billion in 2023. Our mission is to ‘produce and deliver life-changing therapies that improve patient outcomes and save lives’. The SK pharmteco Small Molecule, Europe, facility located in Swords, Co Dublin, Ireland has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Chemical Intermediates for over 60 years. With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities and facilities we have made some of the world’s most important medicines and continue to do so. Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at www.skpharmteco.com.
Current Need
The Quality team are seeking to recruit a Quality Control Senior Analyst to join the QC Department reporting to the QC Team Lead.
Position Description
Reporting to the QC Team Lead, the successful candidate will be involved in the testing, review, and release of raw materials, intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients in the Quality Control Laboratory.
The QC Senior Analyst will:
- Provide technical support for instrumentation and analytical methodology and execute troubleshooting.
- Provide coaching and training on instrumentation and analytical methodology within the QC laboratory.
- Plan and approve materials to meet shipping, production, and stability timelines, as well as QC metrics.
- Coordinate and lead laboratory/site investigations.
- Identify and investigate out-of-trend or adverse analytical results.
Working as part of a Lean Lab team-based structure, the QC Senior Analyst will require excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The role involves the use of classical analytical technologies including Raman, FTIR, KF, in addition to a broad range of modern analytical techniques including HPLC, GC, ICP-AES, ICP–MS, and wet chemistry.
The QC Senior Analyst will also be required to engage and fully participate in daily huddle meetings and short-interval control boards.
Minimum Requirements
- BSc in Analytical Science, Chemistry, or related discipline is required.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in analytical chemistry is required.
- The desired candidate should be highly motivated, with strong teamwork skills and proven success in a team environment, with flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
- Experience in Operational Excellence, 5S, Lean Labs, yellow-belt certification, and yellow-belt projects is desirable.
- The successful candidate should be capable of managing their own workload and play an active role in QC sub-teams such as Safety, Equipment, or Audit Readiness
Other Benefits include:
- Excellent opportunities for career enhancement and personal development.
- Competitive base salary.
- Annual bonus linked to business results.
- A well-established further education program.
- Pension scheme.
- Private healthcare insurance.