Analytical Specialist QC

Location: Belgium

SIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!Our client is a professional Pharmaceutical organisation, based in Vlaams-Brabant Belgium.

The Company

The QC laboratory based in Brussels is in charge of testing raw materials, in-process, intermediate and finished products to ensure that they meet the requirements of the Pharmacopoeia/Specifications.

Role Description

As a Analytical Specialist QC you will be as part of the QC department and use your technical expertise to help and assist technicians (within different projects).
You will report to the QC Manager and continuously improve analytical & technical awareness and investigate technical/analytical issues using process improvement and problem solving techniques.

Responsibilities

• Managing and reviewing analytical activities for different analytical methods (within the company or at external partners);
• Reviewing experimental data or analytical documents (protocols, reports and/or analytical methods) in the frame of development, pre-qualification, qualification, validation and transfer of analytical methods;
• Troubleshooting for routine and stability analyses in collaboration with the QC technicians;
• Integrating GMP requirements (deviation, investigation, non-conformities) in analytical activities;
• As an analytical expert participate in teleconferences and meetings with customers (and internal team meetings);

Requirements

Minimum:
• Several years experience in the pharmaceutical industry & 3 years in a similar role;
• Scientific University degree with an analytical background is a must (Chemistry is an plus;
• Excellent French and English (written and spoken)

Job specific:
• Good knowledge of analytical chemistry and proven laboratory skills;
• Expert Chromatographic: (HPLC, GC, IC etc.);
• Excellent knowledge of GMP in a regulated environment (US + Europe);
• Problem solving and root cause analysis;
• Guideline experience, standards (Pharmacopoeia, 21CFR part 11);
• Experience with regulatory inspection (FDA and AFMPS);
• Quality and service orientated;
• Customer minded / team player / improvement focussed;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, MS Project, Visio, PowerPoint;

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Rutger Koning.