Pharmaceutical Engineer-KTP Associate-Norbrook Laboratories Ltd

Through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Programme, Norbrook Laboratories Ltd in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast have an exciting and innovative employment opportunity for a graduate from a Chemical or Process Engineering background to work on a project to develop a scientifically robust, data driven framework for pharmaceutical scale-up of liquid dosage veterinary medicines, establishing predictive relationships between process parameters and product quality across scales. The project will enable reliable technology transfer, accelerate time to market, and improve manufacturing robustness, supporting animal health outcomes and reducing environmental impact.

This role is company-based and will be delivered in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s.

The successful candidate will become part of the R&D team within Norbrook Laboratories. Established in 1969 in Newry, Northern Ireland, by the late Lord Ballyedmond, Norbrook is one of the largest, family owned, veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the world. Norbrook develop and manufactures high-quality animal health products across five global manufacturing sites and exports to more than 100 countries worldwide. Joining Norbrook offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative products that improve animal health while developing your career within a company with a strong heritage, global reach and continued commitment to scientific excellence.

Information about the company partner can be found here.

About The Person

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Hold a Masters-level qualification in Pharmaceutical or Chemical or Process Engineering or a closely-related engineering-based discipline (MEng or equivalent).
• Relevant demonstrable experience and demonstrable knowledge of chemical engineering principles to include mixing, fluid flow, hydrodynamics and scale-up methodology*
• Demonstrable knowledge of development and application of data modelling techniques, including statistical and hybrid approaches, to aid analysis of complex manufacturing datasets*
• Demonstrable knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and unit operations, including characterisation.

*may be demonstrated through the completion of a module, student project or placement.

Applicants must adequately evidence how they have gained relevant experience/knowledge/skills in detail, using examples and dates where appropriate to demonstrate that they meet these requirements. It is not sufficient to simply list duties/skills/modules/assignment titles as evidence.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.

A KTP role is the perfect launchpad for your career providing the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge and skills to deliver a strategic innovation project within a company. One of the unique benefits to KTP is access to a substantial development budget and the support and guidance of Queen’s world-class academics and researchers. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work closely between academia and industry whilst developing your skills to run and manage projects.

Information about the KTP Programme can be found here.

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Please note that Queen’s reserves the right to close the advert early once 80 applications have been received

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