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Analytical Chemist
Analytical Chemist
Duration: 6 Months (possible extension)
Location: Loughborough
We currently have opportunities for skilled and passionate graduates to join our organisation within Loughborough, Charnwood Campus to help us make a better future and to realise your career dreams.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Customer at the core
- Conduct and document analytical testing following cGMP requirements, delivering to plan on time in full
- Ensure quality of data delivered is fit for purpose, whilst working in a fast, flexible environment, with a strong focus on right first time
- Resolve technical problems by examination and evaluation of data and progression of laboratory investigations
- Represent the department in a professional manner as and when required, when interacting with both internal and external customers and regulators
- Establish continuous improvement as part of normal everyday work
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Knowledge & Skills
- Testing and/or knowledge of pressurised metered dose inhalers is preferable
- Good understanding of GMP and GLP
- Knowledge of analytical chemistry and its practical application
- Working knowledge of HPLC
- Working knowledge of other analytical instrumentation, preferably GC, MS, UPLC and UV.
- Understanding of basic statistics desirable
- Computer literate, familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Strong verbal and numerical aptitude skills
- Good communication skills
- Strong team player with the ability to work independently


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Key Capabilities
- Good organisational, interpersonal, and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Enthusiastic, flexible, conscientious and proactive in approach
- To work efficiently with supervision or unsupervised as required
- Take a positive approach to own training and development
- Good decision making skills
- Good problem solving skills
Safety
- Promote a “safety first” culture and environment
- Raise and report any safety incidents as required
- Complete Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) closures on time in full
Qualifications
- Ideally a degree (or higher) in a relevant scientific discipline with practical laboratory elements (or equivalent) or relevant previous experience
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