Job title: Analytical Scientist

Location: Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5EL

About the role

As an Analytical Scientist for Aesica you be providing analytical support for finished dose manufacturing projects being introduced to the site.

Accountabilities

• Test Method Transfers
• Process Validation Testing of new business products
• Individual testing projects generated through the commercial group
• Test Method Validation, protocol writing, setting acceptance criteria
• Support product, production or test method investigations of new business projects
• Facilitate introduction of new analytical equipment

You will be working closely with both internal and external candidates, for this reason excellent communication skills are essential.

Requirements:

• Honours degree in biology / chemistry (2ii or above) or equivalent
• Experienced in analytical testing in a small molecules lab within a pharmaceutical environment
• Experience performing test method transfers and validation including the writing validation protocols
• Thorough understanding of the GLP documentation requirements of a QC lab
• Understanding of regulatory requirements for method development and validation
• Previous experience using HPLC including problem maintenance and solving
• Experienced in safe working in a micro / chemical testing laboratory
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving abilities

What we offer

Above all, you can expect a safe, modern, friendly and collaborative working environment. We regularly benchmark ourselves against our industry and we are confident that we offer a competitive salary and benefits packages to all our colleagues.

• Competitive base salary
• 27 days plus statutory holidays
• A defined contribution company pension scheme
• Life assurance (equivalent to four times your salary)
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• All-employee share incentive scheme

We want to provide an environment where our colleagues play an active part in the growth of our business. A challenging but supportive environment where talented people can really grow and take advantage of a wide range of diverse opportunities that we offer.

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Our Values

The culture at Aesica is driven by five core values.
Integrity drives mutual Respect. Integrity and Respect are the basis for Team Work. Integrity, Respect and Team Work promote a Results Driven and Customer Focused culture.

Integrity > Respect > Team Work > Results Driven > Customer Focus

About Aesica

We are a leading pharmaceutical CDMO that delivers the high-quality active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and finished dose formulation development and manufacturing services the industry demands.

Our state-of-the-art facilities are home to around 1,300 colleagues across six development, manufacturing and operational sites in the UK, Germany and Italy. We are particularly proud of the diverse workforce that we have built. It is this healthy mix of experienced pharmaceutical professionals and ambitious talent that helps us deliver on our business promises of expertise and innovation.