Job title: Analytical Scientist

Location: Sandwich, Kent

Contract: 12 month

Pay Rate: £17.67 PAYE, Umbrella £19.80

The Materials Characterisation Team based within the Analytical Technology Function are looking for an analytical scientist to support the application of analytical methods to understand chemical properties of a broad range of pharmaceutical materials.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Determination of chemical profiles (both organic and elemental) of API's, excipients, drug products and packaging materials to enable understanding of composition and impurities including development of appropriate sample preparation methods
• Measurement of drug product dissolution using USP apparatus <1> and <2> using fibre-optic, UV and / or HPLC quantitation.
• Measurement of drug product elemental impurities by ICP-MS in accordance with ICHQ3D.
• Execution of accelerated drug product stability studies, including trending of assay, impurities and dissolution.
• Perform experiments in accordance with good laboratory practices (GLP), established business processes and protocols, and applicable SOPs.
• Identification of (and laboratory investigations for) atypical analytical results.
• Troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation.
• Document laboratory work in a detailed, clear and timely manner, in compliance with GLP requirements.
• Selection of appropriate presentation techniques for analytical datasets in order to deliver concise headline results to stakeholders in a timely manner.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or relevant scientific field.
• Practical analytical laboratory experience including quantitative analysis.
• Theoretical understanding of HPLC, dissolution, and ICP-MS / ICP-OES.

Desirable Requirements:

• Laboratory experience in a relevant industrial setting.
• Experience in operation in LC, ICP or dissolution instrumentation and associated software.
• Experience in the development and validation of analytical methods.
• Familiarity with ICHQ3D

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