What if your pharmacy experience helped new medicines take their first step in human clinical trials

Fortrea is one of the worlds largest and longestestablished earlyphase clinical research organizations.

We operate Phase I Clinical Research Units (CRU) globally including our worldclass Leeds CRU. Just a 7minute walk from the train station this is one of the few MHRAaccredited Phase I units in the UK purposebuilt to deliver firstinhuman studies.

As a Pharmacist I you will work as part of a specialist clinical trials pharmacy team contributing to the preparation and handling of investigational medicinal products (IMP) during live clinical research activity while developing your experience in an earlyphase environment.

This is a fulltime permanent role based on site at Fortreas Leeds Drapers Yard Clinical Research Unit.

WHY IS THIS JOB DIFFERENT

This is a rare research pharmacy job in the UK where you work at the heart of firstinhuman clinical research.

At Fortrea Leeds the clinic and cGMP pharmacy sit under the same roof. As a Pharmacist you will work alongside specialist pharmacy clinic and quality teams preparing and handling investigational medicines just steps away from where firstinhuman dosing takes place.

Everything happens in one integrated environment enabling realtime collaboration.

As a result you experience the direct impact of pharmacy work on live firstinhuman studies gaining insight that is rarely accessible in traditional pharmacy roles

IN THIS JOB YOU WILL

• Prepare and handle investigational medicinal products (IMP) within a clean room environment applying sterile techniques and GMP ways of working during live earlyphase clinical studies.

• Work handson in pharmacy production supporting the accurate preparation assembly and dispensing of study medications used in firstinhuman trials.

• Partner closely with Technical Officers working in pairs to support pharmacy operations study readiness and the safe handling of materials.
• Support study setup activities including pharmacy manuals batch records preparation logs and dose and component calculations to ensure investigational medicines are prepared accurately and ready for study start.

• Use check and maintain pharmacy equipment in line with SOPs ensuring it is fit for purpose and ready to support clinical research activity.

• Monitor and maintain storage conditions for investigational products and materials including temperature and environmental controls to ensure compliance and product integrity.

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications

Essential

• A Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree from an accredited university
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in the UK
• Experience as a pharmacist gained in a clinical research hospital or industry setting.

Ideal professional experience

• Exposure to clinical trials investigational medicines or research pharmacy activities

OR

• Familiarity with clean room environments for example through hospital aseptic services institutional pharmacy or clinical research settings

OR

• Familiarity with GMP ways of working gained through hospital aseptic units manufacturing or preparation activities or qualitydriven pharmacy services.

• Able to use standard digital tools such as Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Any experience supporting sponsor auditor or inspector visits within a pharmacy or clinical setting.

Important to know: you do not need to meet every desirable criterion to apply. We are keen to hear from pharmacists with strong core skills curiosity and the motivation to develop within clinical research and investigational pharmacy. Full training and support will be provided.

If you want to apply your pharmacy leadership at the point where new medicines first reach humans wed like to hear from you.

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