Site Analytical Sciences Associate Principal Scientist Dundalk

Job Description
Join a state-of-the-art vaccines manufacturing facility in Dundalk and play a key role in supporting analytical science across multiple sites within a global network. This highly visible scientific leadership role provides analytical oversight for manufacturing and quality laboratories, supporting both Dundalk and our Burgwedel site in Germany. As a recognised subject matter expert, you will work across investigations, method lifecycle management, assay performance monitoring, digitalisation initiatives, and analytical standardisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced scientist looking to combine technical depth with global collaboration, strategic influence, and broad site exposure. Regular travel of up to 50% will be required to support site activities and strengthen cross-site partnerships.

• Provide scientific and analytical support to manufacturing and quality control laboratories across multiple sites.
• Monitor assay and method performance, identifying emerging trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and support complex investigations, including out-of-specification, stability, and analytical deviation events.
• Drive analytical standardisation and best practices across the network.
• Support analytical method transfers, validations, implementation activities, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with global teams to solve technical challenges and improve analytical robustness.
• Contribute to digital laboratory initiatives and the adoption of innovative technologies.
• Act as a trusted scientific advisor, providing expertise to site and global stakeholders.
• Support inspections, audits, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Build strong relationships across sites, enabling knowledge sharing and collaboration.

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline, with significant industry experience in a regulated pharmaceutical, biologics, or vaccine environment.
• Strong background in analytical sciences supporting commercial manufacturing operations.
• Experience with analytical method transfer, validation, assay monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience leading or supporting investigations, including out-of-specification and analytical deviation events.
• Knowledge of biologics, vaccines, protein therapeutics, or related large molecule products.
• Understanding of quality control laboratory operations and GMP requirements.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional and international teams.
• Strong scientific judgement, problem solving capability, and independent decision making skills.
• Comfortable operating as a subject matter expert within a complex global organisation.
• Flexibility to travel regularly and work effectively across multiple sites and cultures.
• Experience in potency assays and protein characterization.
• Knowledge of site operations and stability studies.
• Demonstrable technical leadership in an analytical context.
• Experience with vaccine development processes.

• Experience in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with digital laboratory technologies and data analytics.
• Second language proficiency is a plus.

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