Validation Apprenticeship

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We’re deeply committed to our strategy of being a great place to work. For us, that includes fostering an environment where everyone can be among inclusive, supportive individuals with curious minds.

A company that genuinely follows the science and values individuals at all levels, you’ll be backed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas to push the boundaries of science and continuously learn and explore.

**Make the start of your journey a lifechanging one**

As part of our Early Talent Programme, you’ll be involved in projects and learning opportunities that have real impact from day one. Being part of our journey and helping us to provide life changing medicine to patients all over the world and transform lives for the better. Making important contributions and embracing our values to deliver on our purpose. Because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference.

AstraZeneca’s Apprenticeship programme is designed to create the technicians and engineers of the future. Apprentices play a hugely important role at AstraZeneca, solving challenges that arise from some of the most advanced equipment in the industry. As a Validation apprentice, you'll be required to help maintain regulatory compliance and the validation status of complex equipment and ensure that high standards are adhered to for safety, manufacturing quality and documentation.

**Under supervision the role holder will work on**:

- Validation activities across critical computer systems, temperature-controlled environments, facilities plant and equipment and operational process at the Biologics Facility - developing into the role of Subject Matter Expert.
- Performing the role of Validation SME, supporting the effective and timely delivery of the site Validation Master Plan, ensuring continued compliance across all system to the requirements of Corporate and site policies and procedures - aligned to Regulator requirements and industry best practice.
- Compilation and delivery of Validation Reports and Protocols, including but not limited to URS, FDS, IQ,OQ,PQ, Periodic Reviews and technical report reviews and approvals.
- Providing Validation support for the sites change control process, (life cycle management of plant, process and equipment) and technical investigative support for none compliance events,

**Training and Development**

AstraZeneca will sponsor you through your Control Technical Support Engineer degree at** Aston** **University**. The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time university learning (on average 1 day/week). This will give you the opportunity to gain a degree, just as you would if you went to university full-time, with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards a rewarding career.

We truly value Early Talent
- their thoughts, ideas and contributions. So throughout the programme, you’ll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.

**Essential skills/capabilities required**:

- Good communication skills
- Good team working skills
- High organisation skills and confidence to work independently
- Concerns for standards
- High numeracy and literacy skills
- Computer literacy
- The ability to learn
- Self-motivation
- Initiative

**Entry Requirements**:
This is a 51 month Fixed Term Contract opportunity based at Speke - Liverpool offering **£21,500 starting base salary + 11% benefits fund + bonus.**

**Opening date of advert: 16th January 2023**

**Closing date of advert: 17th February 2023