Laboratory Scientist (MCT) Degree Apprentice - Pfizer

Cogent Ssc Limited

Kent, CT13 9ND

Closes on Sunday 16 February

Posted on 4 December 2024

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Summary

This is a great opportunity to work for one of the world's innovative pharmaceutical companies as a Laboratory Scientist Apprentice while gaining a BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Annual wage
£20,000 a year

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Training course
Laboratory scientist (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday – Thursday Start Time – 9:00am Finish Time – 5.25pm Friday Start Time – 9:00am Finish Time – 4:05pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Working in a fast-paced environment within a highly skilled scientific community
  • Applying scientific theories to real-life scenarios in the process of drug development
  • Structured training activities with close mentorship
  • Hands on experience in state-of-the art laboratories
  • Development of analytical skills through experimental analysis and reporting
  • Exposure to a business environment operating within regulations set by external organisations including Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  • Problem solving and experimentation to recommend improvements in laboratory processes
  • Learning to plan and prioritise tasks whilst evaluating progress against objectives
  • Developing excellent communication skills to communicate scientific information and allow effective collaboration in a professional environment
  • Using creative thinking to challenge assumptions, innovate and make new proposals to build on existing ideas
  • Taking responsibility for personal development, demonstrating commitment to learning and self-improvement
  • Tools to thrive and develop professionally to help enable a successful career

Where you’ll work

Discovery Park

Ramsgate Road

Sandwich

Kent

CT13 9ND

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH

Your training course

Laboratory scientist (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents
  • Identify and use the scientific approaches appropriate to one specialist discipline required to solve problems, support new investigations and follow-up experiments in the laboratory.
  • Appraise scientific experimentation, independently design and implement new processes according to relevant literature and other data sources interrogated using data mining techniques and input from colleagues.
  • Support appraisal of scientific experimentation with numerical and statistical analysis.
  • Work autonomously to analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results of laboratory work and problem solving clearly and concisely in written and oral form.
  • Comply with regulations including compliance with business rules pertaining to record keeping, data integrity, traceability & confidentiality.
  • Promote and ensure the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the workplace in own work and the work of others.
  • Use creative thinking and problem solving techniques such as root cause analysis, to challenge assumptions, innovate, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
  • Autonomously plan and prioritise tasks, review and evaluate progress against objectives and investigate alternative scenarios.
  • Contribute to the development of specific technical projects across multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ensure that targets are met and maintained, within own area of responsibility, whilst complying with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
  • Lead continuous performance improvement within the scientific and technical environment using process mapping & analysis and root cause analysis that is informed by other appropriate principles, such as lean, six sigma, project and change management.

Your training plan

Day release to Medway Campus, Kent.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's Including Maths and English (grade C / 4 and above)

A Level in:

  • Additional Science or Mathematics (grade C and Above)
  • Any other subject (grade 104 UCAS Points and Above)
  • Chemistry (grade C or Above)

BTEC in:

  • Equivalent Qualifications (grade 104 UCAS and Above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Initiative

Other requirements

The apprentice must be able to demonstrate the required attitudes, behaviours and interpersonal skills associated with the professional workplace. The apprentice must be willing to commit an amount of personal time to study. Please ensure you check out travel options to be able to commute to the workplace.

About this company

Our apprenticeship and graduate services have been supporting science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success since 2012.

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Company benefits

Holiday Allowance - 25.5 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3% Casual Dress Employee Assistance Programme Onsite Parking Onsite Canteen Employee Recognition/Awards

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cogent Ssc Limited

Imogen Russell

imogen.russell@cogentskills.com

01925 515249

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290231.

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Closes on Sunday 16 February

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