Scientist I – Stability
Location: Deeside (full time, on site – 35 hours per week)
Contract Length: 12 months
Start Date: ASAP
Pay Rate: £122.62 per day (PAYE)
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Scientist I – Stability to join a well‑established laboratory services team within a regulated scientific environment. This role will support stability testing activities for existing and new products, ensuring compliance with GMP/GLP and relevant quality standards.
You will play a key role in generating, analysing and reporting stability data, supporting product shelf‑life and labelling requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform physical and analytical stability testing in line with approved protocols, SOPs and technical documents
- Analyse, interpret, document and report stability data to GMP/GLP standards
- Maintain, calibrate and document stability laboratory equipment
- Support compliance with ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA and ICH guidelines
- Assist with stability investigations, including OOS and laboratory troubleshooting
- Support accelerated and real‑time stability programmes
- Collate and retrieve stability data and samples for reports and studies
- Assist with drafting stability protocols and reports
- Ensure laboratories are maintained as a safe working environment
- Order laboratory consumables, reagents and equipment as required
- Liaise with external vendors for equipment servicing and calibration
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives (Lean / 6S)
Required Experience & Skills
- BSc in a scientific discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Experience working in a laboratory environment within a regulated setting
- Exposure to analytical equipment such as balances, pipettes, HPLC and ICP‑MS
- Good understanding of GMP, GLP and quality systems
- Strong attention to detail and data integrity
- Confident using Microsoft Word and Excel
- Proactive team player with a positive, flexible approach to changing priorities