Role Overview
Cpl, in partnership with our client Pfizer, is seeking an Analytical Scientist to join their team for an 11-month fixed-term contract at the state-of-the-art Dublin, Grange Castle site. This onsite, laboratory-based role offers a unique opportunity to work on quality-driven products that improve people's lives worldwide.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide analytical characterisation, method and technology development, and technical support to several functional groups, including Protein and Vaccine Process Development, Commercial manufacturing, and the Quality and Regulatory units.
* Support process development for bench and pilot-scale production of protein and vaccine therapeutics, including sample analysis and interpretation of results.
* Investigate and provide technical support to commercial manufacturing operations.
* Become an expert in the application and development of analytical methods used for the characterisation and manufacturing support of therapeutic proteins and vaccines.
* Participate in the technical writing and review of analytical documentation, and regulatory submissions and responses.
* Evaluate, develop, and qualify analytical technology platforms to support method improvements for use in analytical development and QC laboratories.
Requirements:
* Hold a B.Sc./M.Sc. or higher qualification in analytical biochemistry, chemistry, biotechnology, molecular biology, or a related discipline.
* Possess technical capability in several major areas of analytical sciences, including HPLC, GC, wet chemistry, molecular biology techniques (PCR, Western blots, etc.), mammalian cell culture, spectrophotometry, capillary electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry (LC-MS).
* Have experience in the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry, with independent contributions as an analytical scientist through one or more of the following: problem-solving ability, lead role in analytical investigative support, subject matter expert in one or more analytical technologies, and ability to independently plan and perform work assignments.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience analysing proteins and peptides by mass spectrometry (LC-MS) an advantage.
* Understanding of industry-specific standards and regulations (e.g., ICH, GMP, Environmental, Health and Safety). Demonstration of ability to interpret regulatory guidelines for execution of technology transfer and implementation of analytical method validations considered an advantage.