Scientist 1 - Raw Materials
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Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified.
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£46,100
(£23.64 per hour)
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Description
QC Scientist 1 (Raw Materials)
Location: Swindon, UK
Position summary; Monday – Friday 37.5 per week
We are now seeking a QC Scientist 1 (Raw Materials) to join our laboratory team at our Swindon site. This role is essential in supporting QC release testing and ensuring raw materials meet all regulatory, quality, and safety requirements.
The Role
Location: Swindon, UK
Position summary; Monday – Friday 37.5 per week
We are now seeking a QC Scientist 1 (Raw Materials) to join our laboratory team at our Swindon site. This role is essential in supporting QC release testing and ensuring raw materials meet all regulatory, quality, and safety requirements.
The Role
- Perform testing and documentation of materials and products in line with approved procedures, analytical methods, and cGMP (GLP) requirements
- Conduct raw material QC release testing using techniques such as; Balances , pH meter, UV, Karl Fischer, FT‑IR, Titrations, TLC andHPLC
- Inspect raw materials and ensure compliance with standard procedures
- Report deviations or anomalies and evaluate solutions based on established procedures
- Review or check the work of others when appropriately trained, including tasks with significant GMP impact
- Support internal and external audit preparation related to QC activities
- Communicate clearly and respectfully with colleagues and customers to ensure accurate information exchange
- BSc or MSc in a scientific discipline or equivalent technical experience
- Experience/knowledge using HPLC in a commercial laboratory setting
- Experience with Empower 3 (advantageous)
- Demonstrates a proactive, can‑do attitude
- Able to adapt style and pace to changing priorities
- Takes ownership of actions, learns from outcomes, and treats the business with accountability
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Competitive Salary – Reflecting your skills and experience
- Bonus & Benefits – Annual performance bonus, pension scheme, life assurance, generous holiday entitlement (with option to purchase more), plus discounts via Reward Gateway
- Career Development – Access to training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities across Catalent’s global network. Includes LinkedIn Learning subscription with 10,000+ courses
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.
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Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.