QC Raw Material Sampling Scientist

Slough
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Job Title: QC Raw Material Sampling Scientist- Global Biopharmaceutical

Contract: 6 months

Location: Slough

Salary: £19.50 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

This is a great opportunity for a graduate in a Chemistry or related degree looking for their next role in the industry. You must have at least 6 months industrial experience in a GMP setting.

Key Responsibilities will include:

Generation of sampling labels
Transfer of raw materials on GMP electronic systems
Transfer of raw material containers into sampling clean room environment
Opening and Sampling of Raw Material containers following appropriate GMP procedures
GMP documentation of transfer and sampling in logbooks and GMP documents
Returning of raw material containers to original stock location
Transfer of sampled raw materials to QC laboratory
Maintaining ambient raw material retention sample storage area
Assist with the disposal of Raw Material retention samples
Coordinates with Warehouse, Supply Chain and Procurement to solve problems and raise issues.
Be aware and ensure calibration dates for the room and equipment are maintained
Work with engineering and validation to plan and schedule maintenance activities
Be the responsible supervisor for cleaning and usage logbooks, ensuring they are maintained to a high standard and are routinely signed
Raise EWRP paper bases / electronic system
Testing of samples and reporting of all results according to the relevant procedures in accordance with the expectations of GMP
Lead or assist with creation and completion of quality records including; Deviations, Change Controls, OOS / OOT, CAPA's TasksCandidate Requirements:

BSc/MSc Degree in Chemistry or related field.
Practical experience within in an industrial/academic setting is desirable.
Strong GMP background.
Good Technical laboratory skills.
Attention to detailCarbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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