Associate Scientist, Quality Control - Sittingbourne, Kent, United Kingdom - Knewin

Description

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases - often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. We actively explore new options for patients including novel compounds, small molecules and biologics, and through cannabinoid science and innovative delivery technologies. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.

Brief Description

To analyse and report on QC test samples (e.g. packaging items, raw materials, intermediates, finished products and stability samples) in accordance with cGMP.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Perform analytical testing using HPLC, GC, TLC, FTIR, UV and other required techniques in accordance with written procedures
• Provide clear and accurate records of all work performed
• Record data into appropriate records and notify management of any OOS, OOT, OOE or questionable results
• Ensures that all results are reported and approved in a timely manner
• Identifies any non-compliances or deviations and notifies management
• Ensures that all equipment is fully calibrated and serviced prior to testing
• Applies appropriate SOPs and test methods to all testing to ensure compliance and quality of resulting data
• Maintains a clean and tidy work environment, including carrying out housekeeping tasks as assigned
• Maintains stocks of consumables, chemicals, solvents, etc through regular stock checks and re-ordering when required
• Carries out checking of analytical documentation (where experience and training allows)
• Assists with sampling of raw material samples as required
• Actively looks for and implements improvements in productivity and efficiency within own work area
• Works in accordance with the systems in place with regards to health & safety, security and the environment
• Undertakes other activities, indirectly related or unrelated to the above listed accountabilities, as assigned by line manager
• Operates in accordance with the company corporate values of being patient driven, passionate, innovative, collaborative, accountable, having integrity and achieving excellence

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Typically >1 year relevant post degree work experience, ideally in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or a related industry
• Experience of using routine analytical instruments (e.g. HPLC, GC, TLC, FTIR, UV etc.) and of routine analytical techniques (titration, pipetting, etc)
• Working knowledge of office IT packages
• Good level of written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and 'concern for quality'
• Understanding of cGMP

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Bachelor's degree in science or related discipline

Attributes and Behaviors

Operates in accordance with the Jazz values of:

• Integrity: Walks the Talk. Honest, ethical and genuine in interactions and compliant in conduct. Provides transparent, open feedback and holds self and other accountable.
• Innovation: Challenges the Status Quo. Has an open, curious mindset. Takes educated risks and finds new ways to solve problems. Gets comfortable with failure. Recognizes wins and learns from mistakes. Anticipates future needs.
• Pursuit of Excellence: Makes an Impact. Is agile and adaptable to change. Continuously asks, "How can we make this better?". Acts and continuously iterates. Focuses on action, agile performance.
• Passion: Put Patients First, Always. Truly cares about what is done and consistently strives to do their best for our patients.
• Collaboration: Seeks Better Perspectives. Seeks new, diverse perspectives to drive better outcomes. Creates a safe space to share opinions. Partners with respect and takes accountability for actions. Celebrates our differences.

Proven organisational and interpersonal skills, demonstrated through the following competencies:

• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services.
• Integrity and Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; doesn't misrepresent themselves for personal gain.
• Peer Relationships: Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can solve problems with peers with the minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative.
• Managing through Systems: Can design practices, processes, and procedures that allow managing from a distance; is comfortable letting things manage themselves without intervening; can make things work through others, without being there; can impact people and results remotely.
• Problem Solving: uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Decision Quality: Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; lets people finish and be responsible for their work.
• Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops scheduled and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Priority Setting: Spends their time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; creates focus.
• Negotiating: Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Self-development: Is personally committed and actively works to continuously improve themselves; understands that different situation and levels may call for different skills and approaches; works to deploy strengths; works on compensating for weakness and limits.
• Motivating Others: Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of direct reports and team or project members; can assess each person's hot button and use it to get the best out of them; pushes tasks and decisions down; empowers others; invites input from each person and shares ownership and visibility; makes each individual feel their work is important; is someone people like working for and with.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer.