Quality Control Analyst (Contract) in Hull

Your new company
A global speciality pharmaceutical organisation with a strong scientific heritage and a clear purpose: developing and supplying medicines that make a meaningful difference to patients worldwide. Operating within a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment, the Hull site brings together science, quality and manufacturing expertise. You'll join a collaborative laboratory team where analytical quality, patient safety and continuous improvement are central to everything they do.
An excellent opportunity to become involved in a high-profile analytical development project with milestones through to Q2 2027, while gaining valuable experience within an established GMP pharmaceutical environment.
Your new role
As a QC Analyst, you'll work closely with the Laboratory Manager and wider Quality Control team on a key Dimer Impurity Project. At the heart of the role is an interesting analytical challenge: helping to establish a suitably characterised reference standard and supporting the development and validation of a quantitative, stability-indicating analytical method for implementation within the ongoing stability programme. Alongside the project work, you'll remain hands-on in the laboratory, supporting accurate and reliable QC activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting delivery of project milestones through to Q2 2027
• Analytical method transfer
• Routine stability analysis
• Preparing samples and analytical documentation
• Performing testing, calculations and results trending
• Scheduling laboratory activities, including sample receipt, analysis and results checking
• Investigating OOS, OOT and atypical analytical results
• Using OpenLab CDS to set up, integrate and approve analytical runs
• Using Veeva for laboratory change controls, deviations and CAPA
• Performing equipment checks, maintenance and in-house calibrations
• Supporting raw-material sampling and labelling activities
• Writing and revising specifications, analytical methods and SOPs
• Maintaining high standards of GMP, data integrity, safety and laboratory compliance

What you'll need to succeed
You'll be someone who enjoys practical analytical science and takes pride in generating accurate, dependable data.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• A scientific qualification in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry or a related discipline
• Laboratory experience using analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC, Karl Fischer, FTIR, NIR or wet chemistry
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• A precise, methodical approach to laboratory work and documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to organise multiple priorities and work effectively within a busy laboratory schedule
• Confidence in working independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues

Experience working with controlled substances would be beneficial.
A Bachelor's degree is advantageous, although not essential, making this an attractive opportunity for both graduates with relevant laboratory experience and established analysts looking to develop their pharmaceutical QC career.

What you'll get in return
This role offers much more than routine QC testing. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to a defined analytical development and validation project, build experience across pharmaceutical quality systems and see your work translate into an ongoing stability programme.

The benefits package includes:

• Paid volunteering time
• Employee Assistance Programme, including legal, health and wellbeing support
• Optional health insurance
• Death in service and payment protection insurance
• Access to employee discounts, including gyms, shopping and holidays

Right to work for the duration of the Contract. Sponsorship not provided

What you need to do now
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