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Site Name: UK - North Ayrshire - Irvine
Posted Date: Jul 9 2025
Analytical Chemist – 12-16 Months Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date for Applications: 23rd July (COB)
As the Analytical Chemist in this role, you will work with the operational team working on day to day plant monitoring and projects to improve efficiency of products and processes in line with the site 2025 strategy. You will have the opportunity to propose new CI opportunities and help implement these to support safe, complaint and competitive antibiotic manufacture today and into the future.
Job Purpose
To provide chemistry understanding & support to continuously improve performance and associated activities within Antibiotics Production at Irvine and provide process understanding through use of analytical methodology.
In this role you will
* Prepare batch failure and deviation reports to ensure that root cause analysis of all batch failures and process deviations are carried out. Identify and implement CAPA’s to prevent re-occurrence and monitor closure.
* Monitor product quality on a daily basis to identify out of trend results and take appropriate action to rectify any issues.
* Manage technical aspects of raw material source change by conducting risk and technical assessments to ensure safe and compliant implementation of change and continuity/security of supply.
* Be involved in a diverse range of activities such as routine analysis, method development and validation using investigational studies to develop a scientific understanding of fermentation and downstream processes.
* Identify and carry out optimisation programs to improve performance with respect to yield efficiency, cost of production, safety and technical governance.
* To plan, organise and manage analytical programme and equipment.
* Develop KPI’s and leading indicators to monitor performance and where appropriate in partnership with Operations embed and sustain their use.
Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Degree in Chemistry or relevant scientific discipline or substantial previous laboratory experience in a similar role
* Proven practical experience in a range of analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC and MS.
* Relevant experience in their technical discipline in a chemical, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industry.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Production support knowledge and experience is desirable.
* Project management experience would be beneficial.
* Strong background in Analysis Techniques applicable to Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline
* Demonstrated problem solving skills
* Experience of generating technical reports and proposals
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
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Full-time
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Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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