QC Analyst

Job description

Job Title

QC Analyst

About the Opportunity

The purpose of the role is to be responsible for analysis (sample/equipment), review and collation of experimental data against specifications laid down by the Quality department.

About Sanofi Business Unit

This position provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to work in a fast-paced analytical environment and an opportunity to contribute to projects that are key to the sites growth and expansion.

You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.

Key responsibilities

·  Sampling and analysis of raw materials, drug substances and drug products.
·  Ensure stability testing is initiated and completed within the required time frame.
·  Documenting analytical data and results according to cGMP.
·  Collation of analytical data into release packs and generation of C of A's as required.
·  Review of raw data, where appropriate, ensuring all documented results are in accordance with the appropriate product/material specification and good documentation practice.
·  Responsible for first line troubleshooting.
·  Cross value stream working to support the QC function.
·  Training and support of colleagues where appropriate.
·  Supports projects on an as required basis.
·  May be required to support equipment requalification's, calibrations, services etc.
·  Ensure that equipment is maintained and fit for purpose against site procedures before use.
·  Carry out Risk/COSHH assessments and ensure that the laboratory is maintained in a safe and tidy manner always.
·  Raise Events, CAPA's & Laboratory investigations immediately or within the required time frame from detection.
·  Complete all corrective and preventative actions within the agreed timelines.
·  Maintain core training and prior to conducting any activity ensure you are trained in the current version.
·  Responsible for personal safety and that of others, reporting all accidents and unsafe acts and conditions.
·  Ensure that the laboratory is maintained in a safe and tidy manner and record all cleaning activities according to cGMP.
·  Identify and implement improvements to ways of working with an aim to standardize each working week.
·  Take responsibility for adhering to cGMP requirements during all activities performed and seek clarification of requirements when they are unclear.

About You

Essential requirements:

·  Demonstrated ability to work consistently to quality policies and cGMP.
·  Proven, sustained competence in analytical techniques and skills relevant to group.
·  A working knowledge of laboratory health and safety.
·  Demonstrated ability to successfully manage own workload to meet departmental targets.

What Sanofi can offer you:

·  A role where you are instrumental to creating best practice and as the organisation grows, you can too.
·  We offer a generous package including flexible benefits, and are committed to helping you have a healthy work-life balance throughout your career with us.
·  We have a subsidised restaurant with free tea and coffee.
·  A newly refurbished gym is available onsite for a small and highly competitive annual membership fee.

About Sanofi

Empower Life Everyday

At Sanofi we work across human health from vaccines to rare diseases, and consumer healthcare. This creates opportunities to work across different areas to build a diverse and exciting career. Sanofi has the capabilities and resources to support your aspirations to fulfill your ambitions and be the best you can be.

Our purpose at Sanofi is to work passionately every day to understand and solve healthcare needs of people across the world. Our ambition is by 2025, to be a top 3 innovative, global and diversified human healthcare company. One that embraces transformative technologies and is focused on its area of excellence, which means we're not there to try to solve everybody's problems. We want to focus on those areas where we know we are making a difference.

The values we are live by are teamwork, courage, respect and integrity.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.