QC Raw Materials Sampling Technologist
About this role
QC Raw Materials Sampling Technologist (R75251)
Slough, United Kingdom
Join Lonza’s Quality Control team and play a vital role in ensuring the quality and integrity of raw materials used in life-saving biologics. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work in a GMP-regulated environment, contributing directly to product quality and patient safety.
What you will get
An agile career and dynamic working culture
An inclusive and ethical workplace
Compensation programs that recognize high performance
A range of benefits tailored to your role and location
Opportunities for career progression within Quality and Manufacturing
A chance to contribute to medicines that improve lives globally
Responsibilities
- Perform aseptic sampling of raw materials, including chemicals, excipients, and packaging components in accordance with SOPs and cGMP requirements
- Accurately document all sampling activities, ensuring full compliance with data integrity and regulatory standards
- Prepare, label, and submit samples to the Quality Control laboratory for testing
- Maintain sampling areas and equipment to high standards of cleanliness and organisation
- Monitor inventory levels of sampling materials and ensure availability of required supplies
- Identify, report, and support investigation of deviations, quality issues, and out-of-specification results
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support updates to sampling procedures and documentation
Requirements
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific discipline such as Chemistry, Biology, or Biotechnology
- Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment, ideally within raw material sampling or quality control
- Strong understanding of cGMP principles and aseptic techniques
- Hands-on experience with laboratory equipment such as balances and pH meters
- High attention to detail with strong organisational and documentation skills
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work both independently and within a team
- A proactive mindset with a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
About Lonza Group
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.