What if your Pharmacy expertise was the reason a new drug reached patients faster

Fortreas Clinical Research Unit in Leeds is a purposebuilt 65000 ft² Phase I facility where lifesaving medicines begin their journey.

Here a modern clinic laboratory and cGMP research pharmacy sit under one roof just 7 minutes from the train station.

We are growing our Clinical Research Pharmacy team and hiring Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Technical Officers to support first-in-human and early clinical trials.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is a permanent fulltime role working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday with very occasional weekend work (typically under 4 hours compensated with flexi time or overtime).

You will work in a Phase I clinical research pharmacy preparing investigational medicines just steps away from the participants receiving them.

Every day your work supports one critical question:
Will this new medicine be safe

WHAT YOULL DO

• Manufacturing sterile and non-sterile drug products for Phase I human clinical trials.
• Working under cGMP and GCP standards in a research setting youll be hands-on in drug production helping ensure investigational medicines are safely prepared and ready for dosing just steps away from the participants.

• Performing thorough maintenance and control of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) / Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Pharmacy Inventory Management records ensuring the continued supply of any pharmacy stock items.
• Supporting reception use supply storage packaging and disposition of API and IMP

WHO YOU ARE

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council in the UK
  
• Pharmacy Technical Officer qualified to NVQ Level 2

For both roles you bring a proven track record of working in a fast-paced and demanding hospital or industrial pharmacy setting

AND/OR

• Have experience working in cGMP GCP and/or GLP settings

A plus: hands-on experience in aseptic production /clean rooms.

If you are not yet GPhC registered but have relevant experience we will support your registration

Ability to live and work in the UK (we cannot sponsor for this role)

WHY FORTREA LEEDS

Our Leeds Research Unit is a unique vantage point to witness firsthand dosing and safety research as they are being investigated in real time Much of the data you generate will end up in a drugs label! Thats why your work will be so important: its the foundation of everything that comes after.

When the drug you worked with gets approved you know youll touch many patients lives around the world.

Embark on a fulfilling career as you support us on our mission To help make life-changing healthcare solutions possible. Apply now and be part of an extraordinary journey.

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