PET QC Chemist

What can we offer you?Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:YOURSELF25 days' holiday (with the option to buy more)HEALTHPrivate HealthcareOptional dental insurance, health assessments and health cash plansCycle to Work schemeWEALTHCompany Pension Scheme, matching contributions up to 5% of salaryLife assuranceAnnual staff bonus schemeSeason ticket loansJob SummaryIn this role you'll perform QC method development and routine analysis of PET radiotracers to support clinical and pre-clinical studies in a GMP environment.Job ResponsibilitiesQC of assigned radiotracers according to project distribution and the scanning schedule.QC implementation of newly assigned radiotracers: method development, validation and documentation.Providing routine QC support to clinical and pre-clinical studies.Providing analytical chemistry support for precursor characterization, radiotracer and radioligand purification.Data processing including HPLC and GC.Documenting QC records to ensure compliance with cGMP.Raising and investigating Out Of Specification (OOS) results and Deviation within QMS.Presenting technical QC issues to internal and external audits, if required.Training and educating others in your area of expertise.Keeping up to date with relevant procedures and policies, as well as new analytical techniques and processes (small molecules and biological products).Presenting results to internal and external audiences, when required.Maintaining adequate stocks of laboratory suppliesCompleting routine laboratory tasks, e.g., preparing HPLC buffers, calibration standards, etc.Required Skills:Minimum 2 years' experience in a QC laboratory.Experience in HPLCExperience in a GMP environmentKnowledge and Preferred Skills:Experience in GC is an advantage.Experience working with short-lived radioisotopes preferable (especially carbon-11 and fluorine-18) is desirable.Experience in change control is preferable.Education:Undergraduate degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline