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R&D Procurement Manager
Are you ready to significantly influence procurement strategy and impact in a globally recognised and expanding pharmaceutical brand?
We’re expanding a global procurement function that challenges the old ways and delivers real strategic impact. This is your chance to lead a brand-new role at the heart of R&D.
Bringing with you an understanding of CRO pricing strategies, you will be responsible for a small team that is accountable from R&D functions that include Medical and Regulatory, through to Pharmacovigilance and Clinical.
This is both a strategic and hands on implementation position that requires the ability to drive improvement in a business that is continuing to expand pipeline, as well and clinical and commercial activities globally.
What You Bring
- Ideally 7+ years in pharmaceutical procurement, with strong team development experience.
- Deep understanding of clinical procurement models and CRO pricing.
- Ability to create and implement strategy, not just follow existing processes.
- Pharma or CRO background preferred (specific therapy area experience not required).
- A passion for developing people and driving change.
QC Supervisor
We are delighted to be exclusively supporting a long-standing client with the hire of a brand new QC Supervisor position to support the ongoing expansion and growth of one their key facilities in the South-East of the UK.
This position will be a hands on QC Chemist, taking a lead on running a range of tests and running the laboratory. It will be key to manage staff shift rotas, support technical issues, troubleshoot equipment and support the QC documentation process for the site.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experience QC chemist who has either managed a small team or potential coached and mentored more junior members for some time, performing at a similar level. Given the expansion of the business, the scope for development is significant.
For further information, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan.
The ability to work shifts is necessary.
Key experience:
- Experienced QC professional within a pharmaceutical GMP capacity
- Track record and experience in day to day running of a laboratory
- Managing rotas and workload management
- Troubleshooting and supporting a team with day-to-day issues
- Experience within HPLC and GC would be strongly preferred
- People management experience including recruiting and selecting teams
Maintenance Engineer
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:00 (flexibility required for on-call rota)
Partnering once again with a long standing client, we are supporting their site expansion on one of their key facilities in Surrey, with the appointment of a brand new Maintenance Engineer / Site Engineer.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring plant and machinery operates at the highest standards. Your responsibilities will include overseeing manufacturing, laboratory and facilities areas with a genuine hands on, can do approach.
This role requires more than just a “fixer”. You need to a problem solver and want to dive into issues deeper to provide solutions. A hands on approach will be needed, as well as the ability to understand when and how to escalate.
What We’re Looking For
- Apprentice-trained engineer or equivalent
- At least 2 years of engineering experience within manufacturing – five years would be ideal.
- GMP experience
- Mechanical qualification preferred – multi-skilled or mechanical bias preferred
- Ability to access the site with own transport due to on-call hours
For further details, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan
Process Development Manager
Are you a CMC, process development or validation specialist? Maybe a bit of all three?
This is a unique and fantastic opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading healthcare and pharmaceutical businesses as they continue their expansion across the UK and Europe.
Working in a small facility in Greater Manchester, this position will be responsible for helping to establish new processes for product introduction and commercial scale up. In addition to this, there will be responsibility for full life cycle validation activities across a range of laboratory and manufacturing equipment.
Given the site size and business culture, this role requires a hands on, “can do” approach. Strong stakeholder skills are as crucial as your technical capability.
For further details, please apply or contact Mark Bux-Ryan.
Key experience:
- Experience or knowledge of the radiopharmaceutical industry
- Experience in process development or technical transfer from R&D through to manufacturing
- Validation knowledge and experience
- GMP experience beneficial, although if you have worked within the right technical product categories and have a strong depth of experience across the rest of the role profile, this may not be required
- Strong stakeholder management skills
Qualified Person (QP)
We are now looking to speak with QPs across the UK for several new positions that are being hired due to an increase in manufacturing operations.
Having successfully partnered with this business to hire a number of critical positions due to expansion and increased product demand, these most recent requirements are the start of a new phase of growth in the Quality team.
The business specialises within advanced sterile products and will require QPs that are flexible to be based on site for releasing activities and who can be flexible on starting hours. Given the nature of the product, the company offers a fantastic opportunity for specific product training in a sterile manufacturing environment.
There will be no management responsibilities associated with the role but, as well as the releasing duties, QPs will have the opportunity to get involved in key projects for the business once training is completed.
Experience:
- Eligible QP status within the UK
- Experience in sterile manufacturing preferred but not essential
- Eligibility as an RP is a nice to have but is not essential
- Strong stakeholder skills with the ability to work in a small and dynamic team
- Willingness and flexibility to be on site as required for releasing duties
Given the nature of the operations, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan for further information.
Qualified Person (QP)
We are now looking to speak with QPs across the UK for several new positions that are being hired due to an increase in manufacturing operations.
Having successfully partnered with this business to hire a number of critical positions due to expansion and increased product demand, these most recent requirements are the start of a new phase of growth in the Quality team.
The business specialises within advanced sterile products and will require QPs that are flexible to be based on site for releasing activities and who can be flexible on starting hours. Given the nature of the product, the company offers a fantastic opportunity for specific product training in a sterile manufacturing environment.
There will be no management responsibilities associated with the role but, as well as the releasing duties, QPs will have the opportunity to get involved in key projects for the business once training is completed.
Experience:
- Eligible QP status within the UK
- Experience in sterile manufacturing preferred but not essential
- Eligibility as an RP is a nice to have but is not essential
- Strong stakeholder skills with the ability to work in a small and dynamic team
- Willingness and flexibility to be on site as required for releasing duties
Given the nature of the operations, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan for further information.
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Find More JobsR&D Procurement Manager
Are you ready to significantly influence procurement strategy and impact in a globally recognised and expanding pharmaceutical brand?
We’re expanding a global procurement function that challenges the old ways and delivers real strategic impact. This is your chance to lead a brand-new role at the heart of R&D.
Bringing with you an understanding of CRO pricing strategies, you will be responsible for a small team that is accountable from R&D functions that include Medical and Regulatory, through to Pharmacovigilance and Clinical.
This is both a strategic and hands on implementation position that requires the ability to drive improvement in a business that is continuing to expand pipeline, as well and clinical and commercial activities globally.
What You Bring
- Ideally 7+ years in pharmaceutical procurement, with strong team development experience.
- Deep understanding of clinical procurement models and CRO pricing.
- Ability to create and implement strategy, not just follow existing processes.
- Pharma or CRO background preferred (specific therapy area experience not required).
- A passion for developing people and driving change.
QC Supervisor
We are delighted to be exclusively supporting a long-standing client with the hire of a brand new QC Supervisor position to support the ongoing expansion and growth of one their key facilities in the South-East of the UK.
This position will be a hands on QC Chemist, taking a lead on running a range of tests and running the laboratory. It will be key to manage staff shift rotas, support technical issues, troubleshoot equipment and support the QC documentation process for the site.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experience QC chemist who has either managed a small team or potential coached and mentored more junior members for some time, performing at a similar level. Given the expansion of the business, the scope for development is significant.
For further information, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan.
The ability to work shifts is necessary.
Key experience:
- Experienced QC professional within a pharmaceutical GMP capacity
- Track record and experience in day to day running of a laboratory
- Managing rotas and workload management
- Troubleshooting and supporting a team with day-to-day issues
- Experience within HPLC and GC would be strongly preferred
- People management experience including recruiting and selecting teams
Maintenance Engineer
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:00 (flexibility required for on-call rota)
Partnering once again with a long standing client, we are supporting their site expansion on one of their key facilities in Surrey, with the appointment of a brand new Maintenance Engineer / Site Engineer.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring plant and machinery operates at the highest standards. Your responsibilities will include overseeing manufacturing, laboratory and facilities areas with a genuine hands on, can do approach.
This role requires more than just a “fixer”. You need to a problem solver and want to dive into issues deeper to provide solutions. A hands on approach will be needed, as well as the ability to understand when and how to escalate.
What We’re Looking For
- Apprentice-trained engineer or equivalent
- At least 2 years of engineering experience within manufacturing – five years would be ideal.
- GMP experience
- Mechanical qualification preferred – multi-skilled or mechanical bias preferred
- Ability to access the site with own transport due to on-call hours
For further details, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan
Process Development Manager
Are you a CMC, process development or validation specialist? Maybe a bit of all three?
This is a unique and fantastic opportunity to join one of Europe’s leading healthcare and pharmaceutical businesses as they continue their expansion across the UK and Europe.
Working in a small facility in Greater Manchester, this position will be responsible for helping to establish new processes for product introduction and commercial scale up. In addition to this, there will be responsibility for full life cycle validation activities across a range of laboratory and manufacturing equipment.
Given the site size and business culture, this role requires a hands on, “can do” approach. Strong stakeholder skills are as crucial as your technical capability.
For further details, please apply or contact Mark Bux-Ryan.
Key experience:
- Experience or knowledge of the radiopharmaceutical industry
- Experience in process development or technical transfer from R&D through to manufacturing
- Validation knowledge and experience
- GMP experience beneficial, although if you have worked within the right technical product categories and have a strong depth of experience across the rest of the role profile, this may not be required
- Strong stakeholder management skills
Qualified Person (QP)
We are now looking to speak with QPs across the UK for several new positions that are being hired due to an increase in manufacturing operations.
Having successfully partnered with this business to hire a number of critical positions due to expansion and increased product demand, these most recent requirements are the start of a new phase of growth in the Quality team.
The business specialises within advanced sterile products and will require QPs that are flexible to be based on site for releasing activities and who can be flexible on starting hours. Given the nature of the product, the company offers a fantastic opportunity for specific product training in a sterile manufacturing environment.
There will be no management responsibilities associated with the role but, as well as the releasing duties, QPs will have the opportunity to get involved in key projects for the business once training is completed.
Experience:
- Eligible QP status within the UK
- Experience in sterile manufacturing preferred but not essential
- Eligibility as an RP is a nice to have but is not essential
- Strong stakeholder skills with the ability to work in a small and dynamic team
- Willingness and flexibility to be on site as required for releasing duties
Given the nature of the operations, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan for further information.
Qualified Person (QP)
We are now looking to speak with QPs across the UK for several new positions that are being hired due to an increase in manufacturing operations.
Having successfully partnered with this business to hire a number of critical positions due to expansion and increased product demand, these most recent requirements are the start of a new phase of growth in the Quality team.
The business specialises within advanced sterile products and will require QPs that are flexible to be based on site for releasing activities and who can be flexible on starting hours. Given the nature of the product, the company offers a fantastic opportunity for specific product training in a sterile manufacturing environment.
There will be no management responsibilities associated with the role but, as well as the releasing duties, QPs will have the opportunity to get involved in key projects for the business once training is completed.
Experience:
- Eligible QP status within the UK
- Experience in sterile manufacturing preferred but not essential
- Eligibility as an RP is a nice to have but is not essential
- Strong stakeholder skills with the ability to work in a small and dynamic team
- Willingness and flexibility to be on site as required for releasing duties
Given the nature of the operations, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan for further information.
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