Dechra

Technical Project Specialist

Company
Location
Skipton, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/30/2025
Description

🚀 Technical Project Specialist - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

📍 Skipton | 🕒 36-hour week (every other Friday off!) | 💼 Permanent


Join Dechra - Where Science Meets Purpose

Are you ready to make a real impact in animal health? At Dechra, we're a global leader in veterinary pharmaceuticals, and we're growing fast. With nearly 2,000 colleagues worldwide, our values - Dedication, Enjoyment, Courage, Honesty, Relationships, and Ambition - are more than just words. They're how we work, every day.


We're looking for a Technical Project Specialist to join our high-performing team and drive the commercialisation and optimisation of solid dose pharmaceutical products. If you're passionate about technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement, this could be your next big move.


🔍 What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead technical activities for new product introductions and post-approval changes
  • Collaborate with Product Development, QA, and Production teams to scale up and optimise manufacturing processes
  • Troubleshoot commercialised products and support equipment selection and validation
  • Drive process improvements and lifecycle management using data and scientific insight
  • Support site transfers, raw material evaluations, and regulatory documentation


🎯 What You'll Bring

  • A degree in life sciences, pharmaceutics, or chemistry
  • 4+ years in pharma or a related industry, with strong knowledge of GMP, validation, and regulatory frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with formulation and tech transfer / scale-up
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset and the ability to lead cross-functional projects
  • Bonus points for supervisory experience or working with potent products


🌟 Why Join Dechra?

  • Average 36-hour week with every other Friday off
  • 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays (plus option to buy more)
  • 8% employer pension contribution
  • Free on-site parking, Headspace app access, and Employee Assistance Programme
  • A collaborative, values-driven culture where your voice matters


📩 Ready to make a difference?

Apply now or reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at for more info.

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