Title: Development Analyst
Reports to: Development Manager/Team Leader
Based at: Livingston, Scotland
Salary Range: £ DOE

SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS:

Required:
· Relevant qualification, HNC/HND/Science Degree or Equivalent
· An understanding of drug development and manufacturing processes
· Demonstrated technical competence of the technical and practical skills involved in analytical activities to prescribed quality standards
· Skilled in analytical techniques e.g., HPLC, Dissolution, Gas Chromatography, and Karl Fisher techniques
· Able to communicate well with others, both laboratory and non-laboratory based
· Able to work with minimal supervision.
· Good understanding of working within cGMP/GLP environment.
Desired:
· Experience of working within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
· Minimum 2 years previous relevant experience in similar environment
· Ability to work to key regulatory and compliance requirements
· Experience of the technical and practical skills involved stability studies, method development, transfer and validation
· Experience of Chromeleon software
· Experience of chemical analysis within a pharmaceutical environment (with formulations of drug products for pre-clinical and clinical trials).
· Experience of data reporting and checking
· Able to work with minimal supervision
· Understand and demonstrate a pragmatic approach to problem solving with GMP constraints.
· Able to communicate well via written media with specific empehsis on report writing.
Computer skills: Must be competent in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word,
e-mail and internet.
Literacy and Numeracy: Must be competent in writing reports both for internal use and for customers. Must be competent in the interpretation of analytical data.
Business Presentation Skills: Must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.

NEXTPHARMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER AND POSITIVELY ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES REGARDLESS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARRIAGE OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, PREGNANCY OR MATERNITY, RELIGION OR BELIEF.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Livingston EH53 0TH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In perso

JOB PURPOSE DEVELOPMENT ANALYST:

To conduct analysis, technical stability studies, development, validation and transfer of analytical methods. The role will be responsible for providing technical expertise at both a theoretical and practical level. The ideal candidate will therefore have a pharmaceutical analysis background and have gained experience within a cGMP, FDA and MHRA regulated environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Work as part of a team alongside other analytical departments.
• Actively involved in performing analytical activities to determine fitness for purpose of inished products
  · Conduct analysis to support formulation development

· Perform method development, validation and transfer analysis of analytical methods for Liquid Fill hard capsules.

• Technically competent in analytical activities (e.g., method development and validation, HPLC, GC, Karl Fisher and Dissolution) Validation activities performed under current cGMP and ICH Q2
• Writing of development and validation, protocols and reports
• Checking of analytical data

· Supporting good internal and external relationships and communication
· Comply with company health and safety procedures