Pharmaceutical Chemistry Technician (Suitable for life science graduates)

Location - Oxfordshire

Salary - 30,000 - 32,000

Contract - Permanent

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical CRO based in Oxfordshire who are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their expanding pharmaceutical operative team. This position is only open to recent University Chemistry graduates who are looking for a fantastic opportunity to step into pharmaceutical manufacturing.

This role is a shift-based position - 12 hour shifts with an even split of day shifts and night shifts

The Role

This is a role for newly graduated individuals, or those who have prior pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing experience. As a Pharmaceutical Technician, you will be responsible for

Supporting the scale-up production of organic compounds to be used as APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) on pilot-plant scale up to 150kg.
Operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of purification equipment, reaction vessels and mixers to optimise production of pharmaceutical products.
Use of analytical equipment such as GC-MS, HPLC, NMR to monitor reaction progress
Additionally, you will be required to accurately complete written documents and report any irregularities.
This will be done whilst adhering to GMP standards, following company procedures to maintain the high safety standards of our client.

Skills and Experience Needed

Suitable applicants will have:

Recently graduated from University with a degree in life sciences. Preferably chemistry or pharmaceutical sciences, but biochemistry and more biological disciplines are fin (essential, equivalent experience in a similar role or education is welcome)
An understanding of GMP and regulations within the pharmaceutical industry (desirable)
Understanding of GC-MS, HPLC, NMR (essential, use of these equipment is desirable)
The ability to efficiently organise, plan and time manage (essential)
The ability to effectively communicate with both customers and colleagues; both written and verbally (essential)
The ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks (essential)
A large sense of accountability (essential)
Willingness to work 12 hour rotating shift patterns during days and nights (essential)

The Package

Being a leading pharmaceutical CRO, our client is offering the chance to be part of a growing organisation on a permanent basis, with a competitive salary and generous shift allowance.