Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire

£25K - £32K Basic + 25 Days Holiday + Pension + External Training Courses

The Company:

Our client is a well-established specialist pharmaceutical manufacturing business based in Bedford. This GMP accredited organisation are now looking to add an Analytical Development Chemist to their team, a fantastic role enabling someone to gain experience with a wide range of pharmaceutical products.

With a broad product range that is only continuing to expand, you would be joining the business at an exciting time with various recent projects including upgrading to Chromeleon software and a new LIMS system!

The Role:

As an Analytical Development Chemist, you will be responsible for:

• Developing HPLC & GC analytical methods for new products
• Method optimisation and validation for new and existing methods
• Advanced preventative maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentation
• Ensuring that strict cGMP compliance is adhered to in the laboratory
• Creating SOPs, protocols and other associated reports
• Liaising with the R&D department, with regular progress meetings.

The Requirements:

To be considered for this role, candidates will be degree-level qualified in Chemistry or a closely related subject, with proven experience developing and/or validating methods ideally in a GMP environment.

Experience testing liquids and creams would be highly desirable, as would experience working with Chromeleon software.

You must be able to take responsibility for your own projects and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to effectively communicate with colleagues at all levels.

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