Our client is a large pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The organisational goal is to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. They are now seeking a Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Operations to join their team in Cork.

The Position:

As a Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Operations, you will independently plan and execute experiments that support routine & non-routine development activities and project goals.

In addition, responsibilities will include:

• Applies advanced level of understanding of analytical methods
• Selects appropriate methods and techniques in performing method development
• Collaborates to develop & validate methods
• May design new experiments to support the development of drug substances and drug products or techniques to test such substances
• May create API or drug product specifications
• Generation, review and approval of development & validation lifecycle documentation including change controls, risk assessments, protocols, reports etc
• Collation of data and technical writing for submissions for regulatory filings
• Planning and execution of method transfer/validations, process, cleaning and analytical testing in accordance with validation protocols
• Recommends alternatives, research new methods and techniques and may proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems
• Presents results of work, interprets data and draws conclusions regarding presented material and nature of work
• Works independently and determines methods and techniques on new or difficult assignments
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires a comprehensive evaluation of many factors
• Acts as a resource for other employees within the department
• Task management of junior employees may be required
• Manage group with multiple areas of responsibility and may lead a component of a project within the job family
• Identifies and introduces new technology and/or methods to the organization and trains junior staff

The Person

You will have a minimum of 5+ years' experience in a similar role. A third level qualification in Chemistry or Biology is required.

To discover more about this opportunity, apply now or contact Paul Wheatley on +353 87 344 9559 or email for a confidential discussion.