In Norbrook we pride ourselves in being one of the top companies in Northern Ireland and
one of the top veterinary pharmaceutical companies globally. We develop & manufacture
veterinary medicines, supplying products to 120 countries globally. With a strong portfolio of
existing products and significant investment in R&D to launch new products annually, we
have opportunities for individuals to join us and develop their career in a global company.
Our business strategy is supported by our Values – Customer Value, One Team, Results
Driven, Excellence, Innovation, and Quality – and we support our employees to live the
behaviours that creates our culture. Our on-going success is based on the expertise,
knowledge and innovation of our employees. If you are interested in joining our team here at
Norbrook and supporting our vision, then apply for this role.
Pharmaceutical Development Analyst
Job Overview
The successful candidate will work as part of a cross functional R&D team and gain a broad
understanding of the processes involved in bringing new pharmaceutical products to market.
The analyst will perform chemical and physical testing of R&D batches in relation to method
development, validation and transfer of finished product methods as well as process validation
and stability study testing. The successful candidate will be responsible for the execution of
their daily tasks to meet overall project timelines and report results to a senior analyst in a
timely and accurate manner.
Main Activities/Tasks
- Developing, optimising, validating, and transferring finished product methods of analysis
using a range physio-chemical techniques in accordance with relevant standard operating
procedures and regulatory guidelines and requirements.
- Performing stability testing of R&D batches of finished product all in line with current GMP
and V/ICH requirements.
- Assisting in the collection of samples from the production suites in support of
development/pre-approval and process validation batches and perform analytical testing
on same batches.
- Assisting in trending of analytical data and in performing investigative analysis for out of
specification results in accordance with company procedures.
- Ensuring all work is executed in accordance with Methods of Analysis, SOPs, protocols,
and GMP guidelines where required.
- Adopting a GMP approach at all times and being mindful of data integrity requirements
when executing analysis and the corresponding recording of data.
- Generating, interpreting and recording of data, results, draft methods, protocols and
reports pertaining to Method development, validation and transfer, alongside stability
studies and process validation of finished product.
- Active problem solving, troubleshooting, and providing solutions to analytical challenges
during testing of finished product methods.
- Conducting departmental training in all validated finished product methods as part of the
method transfer process.
- Calibrating of relevant Laboratory equipment daily.