QC Analyst - cGMP Quality Control, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Office/Project Location: Dun Laoghaire

Employment Type: Contract

Work Location: On site

Pay:  €30 - €35 per hour

Experience: 3+ years

Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required

Our client is a leading international Biotechnology company with a state of the art aseptic manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, South Dublin. 

The plant is one of the most dynamic in Ireland and is currently undergoing rapid expansion and capital investment. 

This is an excellent opportunity to get experience into Ireland's leading aseptic manufacturing plant.

Responsible for planning, executing and documenting the qualification, calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory systems for cGMP Quality Control laboratory facilities in Dun Laoghaire.

Responsible for ensuring that all maintenance & calibration activities carried out by Calibration Technicians are tracked & managed through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Maximo.

Responsible for authoring/owning and approving Validation Life Cycle documents for computer related systems including responsibility for Data Integrity testing and business administration of Laboratory Computer Related systems. 

Responsible for the execution of protocols once approved.

Candidate should have specific hands-on laboratory equipment lifecycle and validation experience.

Planning and conducting routine calibration, requalification and maintenance of laboratory equipment ensuring calibration and maintenance schedules are adhered to as per CMMS Maximo.

Reviewing & filing of QC calibration & maintenance documentation.

Planning, executing and documenting the qualification of new laboratory equipment in a cGMP regulated environment, including the writing of equipment validation protocols and associated summary reports.

Conduct periodic reviews of instrument validation as part of validation life cycle.

Alerting Quality Control Management in the event of equipment failing to meet calibration or qualification requirements and conducting impact assessments/investigations as required.

Scheduling and coordination of equipment repairs and maintenance with vendors/contractors, while minimizing level of down-time for lab equipment, and disruption to laboratory activities.

Participation in technical project teams to act as a subject matter expert on instrument validation regulations and procedures.

Where applicable, owns and project manages change controls and adherence to Change Control metrics.

Supporting and managing the addition of project components to CMMA Maximo.

Act as a key contributor and sponsor to Data Integrity Assessments for Lab systems.

Any other tasks/projects assigned as per manger’s request.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Science related field is required.

Minimum of 3 years of laboratory experience in a cGMP laboratory environment including exposure to analytical instrument validation and data integrity assessments.

Detailed knowledge of the methodology, and instrumentation and analytical techniques used for biopharmaceutical testing.

Understanding of current regulatory requirements for cGMP laboratory equipment validation and electronic record integrity.

Demonstrated success in managing an equipment qualification or maintenance program advantageous.

The successful candidates will be involved with routine activities and may be requested to support project work. 

For the most part project work consists of the introduction and qualification of analytical equipment for use in routine QC analysis and the candidate should have specific hands-on laboratory equipment lifecycle and validation.

Package

Contract role - Hourly rate €30 - €35 per hour

Minimum 12 month contract

Contact

Karen McHugh is the consultant managing this position.

If you are a QC Analyst interested in roles based in Dublin , you can contact Karen by e-mail at Karen@jobcontax.com Karen or phone 353 1 9696683 for a confidential chat.

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