QC Stability Assistant
QC Stability Assistant
Permanent Position
37.5 hours per week
Porton Down
Salary £18,692 to £20,772pa
Our client has approximately 200 staff, performing a range of process and analytical development, production, quality control and quality assurance roles associated with the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals.
The department carries out the manufacture of Erwinase and Anthrax Vaccine, as well as contract manufacturing projects.
Job Purpose / Summary
This role will be responsible for the administrative and daily routine tasks of the stability department. Main duties will include, the delivery of samples, data entry of the results, the completion of GMP paperwork, inventory control and basis administration. The individual must be self-motivated, have a high level of attention to detail and be able to deal with a range of time dependent tasks. The position will provide a range of supportive tasks for the QC analytical laboratory including ordering, document control and archiving.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Sample delivery between the stability department and the QC laboratories
- Completion of QC forms and associated paperwork
- Data entry into Excel spreadsheets and other databases
- Order consumables and chemicals for the laboratories
- Archive old documents
- Competition of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) paperwork
- The collection and distribution of GxP documentation for QC
- To ensure documentation (SOP’s, Specifications, Monographs, MSDS’s etc) within the department are current and copies are available
- To maintain accurate records and filing systems
- Ability to follow all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
The successful candidate will have the following:
- 2 A-levels in numerate / science subjects
- Experience of following written SOP’s or GMP documentation / instructions
- Experience of Microsoft office (Excel and Word)
- Able to display flexibility to deal with changing priorities
- Able to organize personal workload
- High level of attention to detail for data entry
- Able to prioritise and manage time to meet deadlines
- Ability to work unsupervised to deliver tasks and objectives
Ideally they will have the following:
- Degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry
- Experience of working within a pharmaceutical cGMP environment
- Experience of working in a regulated environment
- Experience of analytical instrumentation, pharmacopoeia testing and hands on wet chemical analytical techniques
