Who We Are:

At Veranova, we believe people are our most important asset, and we are dedicated to building the most talented and diverse workforce in our industry. Our commitment to uncompromising focus on quality, compliance, safety, and excellence in delivery shapes everything we do. We are not just looking for skills; we are seeking innovative individuals who have a mindset open to learning and growth, and a desire to make a difference.

Veranova is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for pharma and biotech customers. With deep technical expertise and impressive flexibility, we develop solutions and processes that support and accelerate innovation.

Join us on our mission to enable current and next-generation therapeutics to improve and save the lives of patients.

Role Overview:

We are currently recruiting for a Summer Chemistry Student Placement based in Edinburgh in our Quality Control department. The 3-month placement, over the summer of 2025, will be an exciting opportunity to gain valuable practical industrial skills within our group on subjects related to analytical testing in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment. Our laboratories are fully equipped with state of the art instrumentation, including; HPLC, UPLC, GC, pH meters, automatic titrators, Karl Fisher, FT-IR, UV-Vis. Operating from our state-of-the-art facility in Edinburgh, UK, we aim to change lives by enabling high quality, efficacy and safety of generic drugs to make it to market quickly.

Core Responsibilities:

• Conduct laboratory experiments, under the direction of QC Analyst.
• Maintain detailed record of work performed. Prepare reports on specific items of work where appropriate.
• Liaise with other departments, particularly Production and R&D.
• Work in safe manner and maintain working areas in safe and tidy condition.
• Perform appropriate analytical procedures following SOP and other relevant documentation (i.e., QC specifications).
• Support calibration of QC equipment and mobile phase preparation for the HPLC analysis.
• Reports any out of specification or anomalous results to the Supervisor.
• Comply with SOP’s and company procedures on SHE, quality, controlled drug regulations and cGMP.
• General laboratory duties or other duties as requested by Line Manager.

Qualifications:

• Currently studying a Chemistry or Pharmaceutical sciences based Undergraduate degree or relevant Scientific degree and completed 2 years of study by summer 2025.
• Have practical laboratory experience.
• Be flexible to adapt to changing priorities and have a willingness to learn.
• Have high attention-to-detail and able to maintain accuracy.
• Have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to a wide range of audiences.
• Have a problem-solving mind-set with the ability to work independently.

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