Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralised clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

We currently have openings in the core daytime shift.

We will consider graduate candidates up to 2 years experience for our Scientist I position.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations

Discover Impactful Work:

Performs a variety of routine to complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical compounds in a variety of formulations and/or biological matrices.
Follows validated or experimental analytical procedures with periodic direct supervision.
Responsible for review and compilation of results and data comparison against SOP acceptance criteria, methodology, protocol and product specifications.

Education and Experience -

B.S./B.A. in Chemistry or related field with of 1 years’ experience in analytical testing laboratory.
Associates degree in laboratory science.
Knowledge of applicable regulatory authority, compendium and ICH guidelines - Ability to understand and independently apply GMPs and /or GLPs to everyday work with regard to documentation and instrument use
Ability to utilise Microsoft Excel and Word to perform tasks
Ability to independently optimise analytical methods
Good written and oral communication skills
Time management and project management skills
Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Performs a variety of routine to complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to quantitatively measure pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical compounds in a variety of formulations and/or biological matrices for stability and analytical testing.
Reviews and compiles results from assignments and makes initial determination on acceptability per SOP acceptance criteria.
Problem solves with assistance pertaining to extraction and/or instrumentation problems.
Trains on routine operation, maintenance and theory of analytical instrumentation, SOPs and regulatory procedures and guidelines.
Handles QC/QA responsibilities without supervisor or QA input.
Communicates project status to project leader.
Performs work assignments accurately, and in a timely and safe manner.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

We welcome and encourage applicants from outside of Ireland. We can provide support with immigration and visa needs for successful applicants and dependents, tax consultations and other basic destination services. All other relocation costs are at the expense of the applicant.

Scientist I, Biopharma, Core Shift - Athlone, Ireland

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