If you work in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing, you’ve probably heard the terms IQ OQ PQ especially when people talk about installation and commissioning of a new manufacturing plant, or its equipment. But unless you’re directly involved with these procedures, you might not be too sure what they mean. So what are IQ OQ [...]
A Course Worth Learning, Not Just Passing
Pat O’Loughlin had worked in semi-conductor manufacturing for over 20 years. He joined the industry as a Process Technician and worked his way up to being the Lead Maintenance Technician in different functional areas within the industry. During his time in the industry he completed an Honors Engineering Degree on a part-time basis. He [...]
What is a Validation Team Member?
A Validation Team Member is a type of validation professional based within an engineering consultancy, not within a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company. People in this role will typically work within a project team on large, capital projects. This type of validation role can bring a higher salary than Validation Technicians as there is often [...]
The Opportunities a Contract Role Can Bring
As he approached turning 40, Jason Cummins decided to make a career change. He’d worked in the food industry for the last 12 years and felt like he wanted something different. His final role before the change was working in sales. It might not instinctively lend itself to medtech manufacturing but that’s where Jason [...]
Validation – A Career Move to Tell Your Friends About
Colin Lane is so happy with his most recent career move that he’s already given it as a serious recommendation to 3 of his friends. He had worked in operator roles within the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries for about 6 years. These had mostly been contract roles, gaining experience and finding new challenges. He [...]
Pharma/MedTech Job Vacancies Increase Almost 300% in 3 Years!
If you’ve paid any attention to Ireland’s pharma/medtech industry recently, you’ll know it’s booming. Investment announcements are a regular occurrence and people with completely unrelated backgrounds can now be trained to work in this manufacturing sector (many have even done so for free through the government’s Springboard programme). But how do you actually [...]
Winner – Best Online Learning Experience 2018
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that GetReskilled and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) were awarded the title of Best Online Learning Experience 2018 at The Education Awards 2018! On Thursday 19 April 2018 at the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin, attendees from across the education sector gathered to hear the results and reflect on the previous [...]
An Industry of Opportunity; an Industry of Diversity
Regina McNamara talks about her role in medical device manufacturing with great passion. It’s clear that she really enjoys her job. When asked about the reasons why she says that she likes the work and she specifically mentions the team she works in. Some people still think of manufacturing as being a male-dominated environment. [...]
What is an Instrumentation Engineer?
Instrumentation Engineers are responsible for planning, installing, monitoring and maintaining control systems and machinery within manufacturing environments. They typically work with control processes that use sensors to provide feedback. As a result, that can also have a role in designing and developing customer products that utilize such processes, such as blood glucose meters or [...]
What is a Biochemist?
Biochemists are typically lab-based professionals who study and explore the chemical processes occurring within living things. They are employed across a wide range of industries and within academia. Many biochemists are employed within research but there are also opportunities in product development and some specialized manufacturing environments. What is Biochemistry? Biochemistry is [...]
List of 250 Pharmaceutical & Med Device Companies in the UK
Check out this pharmaceutical and medical device company career page directory to help you with your job hunt. It includes over 250 links to: Multinational Companies Indigenous Companies Engineering Consultancies Companies Without Career Pages Recruitment Companies Job Websites Relevant LinkedIn Groups Multinational and Indigenous Companies The companies listed in this section are multinational and indigenous pharmaceutical [...]
What is a Microbiologist?
A microbiologist is a scientific professional who studies microorganisms. They play a key role in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing by testing to monitor levels of microbial contamination at all stages of the manufacturing process. What is Microbiology? Microbiology is the field of science that focuses on the characteristics of microorganisms. This [...]