Updated August 2019
News
Job Announcements
Irish pharma and med device jobs announced so far in 2019: 1,313
- Johnson & Johnson Vision is creating 100 new permanent jobs with a €100m expansion of its Limerick site
- Natus Medical Incorporated announced up to 200 new jobs as it opened its new distribution centre in Galway
- ILC Dover is creating 70 new manufacturing jobs in Cork
- Allergan announced 63 new jobs at its Mayo manufacturing site
Stories & Articles
- Stryker announced a €200m investment in R&D across 3 of its Cork facilities
- Boston Scientific opened its Galway site expansion
- Takeda opened a new manufacturing site in Dublin, its only API manufacturing site outside of Japan
- MSD’s new facilty in Carlow was granted full planning permission
- BD and Pfizer both celebrated 50 years of operations in Ireland
- Silicon Repbulic spoke to J&J about how they recruit candidates
- Construction began on WuXi’s Dundalk site
- Stryker and Zenith both made the list of 5 top companies to work for in Cork
- Chanelle Pharma was named International Family Business of the Year at the Energia Family Business Awards
- GetReskilled published its Ultimate Guides to the Med Tech and Pharma industry in Limerick and in Waterford
Events
Please check each event listing carefully as some may require advance purchase of tickets, membership or notice of intention to attend.
September
- 19th – IBEC/TU DUBLIN Managing People Programme (4 Days). IBEC, Dublin. 9-5pm
- 21st – Jobs Expo – Galway. Galway Racecourse. 10-4pm
- 25th – IBEC/TU DUBLIN Diploma in Leadership (12 Days). IBEC, Dublin. 9-5pm
- 30th – Critical Thinking for Engineers. Engineers Ireland, Dublin. 9.30-5pm
October
- 10th – IBEC/TU DUBLIN Managing People Skills (4 Days). IBEC, Galway. 9-5pm
- 17th – IBEC/TU DUBLIN Managing People Skills (4 Days). IBEC, Waterford. 9-5pm
- 19th – Jobs Expo – Dublin. Croke Park. 10-4pm
Learning
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are open to all.
Here are a list of MOOCs that may be of interest if you are in (or are considering) a career in pharmaceutical manufacturing. We’ve also included courses that can help you in job hunting or making the most of other online learning opportunities.
You’ll find dates next to each course – even if the start date has passed, if it’s on our list then it’s still open new participants.
- Introduction to Chemical Engineering (self-paced, ongoing)
- Becoming an Expert Learner (self-paced, ongoing)
- Biological Engineering: Cellular Design Principles (self-paced, ongoing)
- Employability Skills for Industry (self-paced, ongoing)
- Industrial Biotechnology (self-paced, ongoing)
- So You Want to Be a Biomedical Engineer (self-paced, ongoing)
- Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Innovations (Aug 17, 2019)
- Learning how to Learn (Aug 17, 2019)
- Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters (Aug 17, 2019)
- Interview Research & Preparation (Aug 17, 2019)
- Successful Interviewing (Aug 17, 2019)
- Advanced Interviewing Techniques (Aug 17, 2019)
- Building Your Leadership Skills (Aug 17, 2019)
- Leading Teams (Aug 17, 2019)
- Advanced Manufacturing Process Analysis (Aug 19, 2019)
- Introduction to Systems Engineering (Aug 19, 2019)
- Industrial Biotechnology (Aug 19, 2019)
- Manufacturing Process Control I (Aug 27, 2019)
- Manufacturing Process Control II (22 Oct, 2019)
- Management in Engineering I (22 Oct, 2019)
You might also be interested in checking out these FREE ‘on demand’ webinars from PharmaTech.com and this webcast library from PharmaManufacturing.com
Job Hunting
Articles
- Does your CV answer these 3 important questions? from Silicon Republic
- 5 Things to Avoid When Writing Your CV from Sigmar Recruitment
- How to prepare for a video job interview? from cpl
- Applying for jobs but it’s just “not working”? Here are 10 possible reasons why from GetReskilled
- What companies are looking for that isn’t on your CV from Silicon Republic
- How to ask for a LinkedIn recommendation from cpl
- Guaranteed Interview Questions to Prepare and Ace from Sigmar Recruitment
- What Will Make you Stand out Working in Biopharma from Silicon Republic
- 5 Key Takeaways from NIBRT’s “Careers in Biopharma” Event from GetReskilled