Laboratory Scientist (Analytical Chemistry)
- Irvine, (GBR)
- £16 - £20.4 Per Hour
- 12 Months
- Start date: ASAP
- Ref: GSK0JP00104936
- analytical chemistry
- testing
- glp
- gc
- gmp
- uv
- raw materials
- instrumentation
- waste
- api
Laboratory Scientist (Analytical Chemistry)
12 Months
Irvine
£20.40p/h max PAYE– Full time
Role Purpose:
To complete the required product testing in a safe and compliant way to ensure the analysis generates accurate data to enable product disposition to be assigned.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Sample, test, report and validate final products, intermediates, raw materials and in-process samples to defined procedures
2. Consistently operate to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratories Practices (GLP) standards to ensure compliant product testing
3. Maintain and calibrate a wide range of analytical equipment to ensure continual production of accurate and precise results
4. Utilise theoretical and practical knowledge to aid interpretation of results and troubleshooting
5. Demonstrate proficiency in routine laboratory information systems to interpret and report results
6. Work in a compliant manner to ensure the safety of yourself, others and the protection of the environment
7. Identify, participate and implement Continuous Improvements opportunities
8. Seek, recommend and implement continuous improvement opportunities to minimise waste and remove risk from the business
9. Complete all actions arising from internal/external audit commitments.
10. Order reference standards to support lab analysis and monitor stability cabinet and retained sample operations to ensure no detrimental impact on testing and compliance (Raw Materials only)
Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience required
• Technical knowledge and experience of analytical science -
• HPLC, GC, IR, UV, Karl Fischer. - Cinematographic and spectroscopic analysis of API's
• Relevant experience of working without close supervision
• Experience of participation in inter-departmental teams working on quality related problems
• Ability to trouble shoot problem analytical methods/ instrumentation and implement solutions
