Responsibilities:

• Sampling and testing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products using currentpharmacopoeias, any associated ‘wet’ chemistry and instrumental techniques (HPLC, IR, UV), asappropriate.
• Preparing Quality reports, including analytical reports (for raw materials and finished products),Certificates of Analysis (CoA) (for finished products) and stability reports.
• Creating and executing method development and method validation test protocols for finished productsand generating the appropriate analytical methods.
• Stability testing of products for new formulations and ongoing stability trials, using physical (pH,viscosity) and instrumental (HPLC, UV) techniques, as appropriate.
• Writing analytical specifications using current pharmacopoeias and reviewing existing analyticalspecifications.
• Writing/reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Calibrating analytical equipment, as and when required.
• Supporting all QC activities.
• Ensuring that procedures are carried out carefully and accurately to eliminate errors.
• Ensuring good relations and communications with all members of the team and responding politely andin a timely fashion to internal and external customers.
• Working with all members of staff to maintain and develop the positive progressive culture within TheSpecials Laboratory.
• Observing and complying with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
• Observing and complying with company Health and Safety Policies.
• Observing and complying with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Undertaking any other duties, either for this department or any other department within the business,which may be requested by the Line Manager, for which training and/or an explanation has beenprovided and understood.