GRADUATE CAREERS IN THE QUALITY CONTROL SECTOR
So you have just finished your degree and your wondering what your next step is? A major question we constantly get asked is whether go traveling for a year or stay and try to join the workforce. If your chosen path is to enter the Quality Control sector, there are numerous routes and options into the sector. Typically, pharmaceutical quality control is heavily dependent on analytical chemistry, with good knowledge of HPLC (High performance liquid chromatography) and other analytical techniques such as GC (Gas chromatography) essential. QC Analysts (the entry level career in quality control) spend their day performing analysis on raw materials, intermediates, standards and finished products. They analyses can vary from purity to crystal structure to stereochemistry. A career in quality control is not industry specific, as quality control professionals are found in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, medical device and biopharmaceutical industries. Graduates with degrees in biochemistry tend to move into quality control roles in Diagnostics or Biopharmaceuticals, while engineers find it easy to transition into the quality function in the medical devices industry. Whatever your chosen industry, professionals in quality control have a clear and defined career path.
CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE IRISH QUALITY CONTROL SECTOR
As an experienced professional there is significant scope for career progression within the industy. Career paths typcial for quality control professionals include:
- Quality Control Supervisor
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Affairs
- Compliance
- Validation
- Quality Auditor/GMP/FDA
- Technology Transfer
- Product Development
- Research & Development
- Product Management, Sales and Marketing
- Production Biochemistry
- Diagnostic Technology
- Project Management
If you would like to talk in more detail about opportunities for career progression within the Quality Control sector please call one of our dedicated scientific consultants on +353 1 685 45 45 or email your enquiry to admin@lifescience.ie and they will we more than happy to advise you.
