About Us
SK biotek Ireland, an SK pharmteco company, is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of-the-art facilities in Korea, US, France, and Ireland. We are part of the wider SK Inc. with revenues of $88 billion.
The Swords Campus has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Chemical Intermediates for almost 60 years.
With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities, and facilities we have made some of the world's most important medicines and continue to do so.
Position Description:
You will join a team that identifies, develops, and optimises synthetic routes to APIs, supporting both early and late phase development.
The successful candidate will have a background in Organic Chemistry combined with demonstrated expertise in methodologies utilised to characterise APIs, intermediates, and raw materials.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in GMP manufacturing in a kilo lab environment for clinical stage projects in development working with the team to execute new product introduction (NPI) scaleup at kilo scale.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work with a team of R&D chemists to scale up development projects in the laboratory.
* Create all required GMP paperwork including Master Batch records for kilo scale materials.
* Collaborate with R&D chemists to ensure that process development operations demonstrated in the laboratory can be implemented successfully in the kilo lab.
* Ensure that the equipment is qualified and ready for batch manufacture.
* Cross-functionally collaborate including Operations, Project Management, Quality and SHE groups as well as with our customers.
Requirements:
* Degree in chemistry or chemical engineering and experience in a GMP kilo lab or pilot plant in the pharmaceutical industry of 5 years or more.
* Regulatory understanding of GMP requirements for the manufacture of clinical stage projects.
* Use of glass reactors at kilo lab scale.
* Strong interpersonal and communicational skills and demonstrated ability to work across a matrix environment.
Why Choose a Career at SK biotek?
A career with purpose and a chance to work with a world-leader in contract development and manufacturing in a fast-paced, dynamic, and growing organisation.