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Student Placement - Regulatory CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls)

About 4.5/5
Deadline: 7th October 2025
7 days to go!
Job Type:
Placement (10 Months+)
Job Roles:
Pharmaceutical
Computer Science
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Locations:
London

Job Description

Student Placement - Regulatory CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls)

This role will be based in our state-of-the-art co-working facilities in Moorgate, London; with fantastic amenities and support services including a gym, coffee bar and conference rooms.

Our Regulatory Affairs team bring new medical advancements to the world by facilitating communications and procedures that allow swift, organized compliance across regulatory agencies. We are an international network on the leading-edge of healthcare breakthroughs that help provide new, reliable, and compliant medical products, practices and solutions to the world.

In Regulatory CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls) our experts maintain the scientific and technical aspects of products that ensure patients receive medicines that are manufactured and tested to a high quality and within compliance of the requirements of the world’s Health Authorities.

International Regulatory Affairs CMC is a key component of our company’s strategy to build regional CMC regulatory knowledge and effective local relationships with country offices to deliver appropriate regulatory strategies and deliver right first-time regulatory submissions. As part of the EMEA team you will be one of the regional experts for CMC in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Duties

The Associate Scientist Regulatory CMC will be involved in and responsible for the execution and management of the EMEA region submissions including new product registrations and life-cycle submissions to keep our products compliant and available for patients.

In this role you will be working to:

  • Generate regulatory strategies
  • Assess changes to dossiers in the EMEA region
  • Liaise with colleagues globally
  • Review submission packages
  • Work alongside our team in health authority interactions

Additionally, you will:

  • Work alongside our team to deliver on operational excellence projects
  • Work alongside our team in developing best practises for regulatory science
  • Learn and apply regulatory policy
  • Work alongside our team in health authority engagements

Eligibility/Education

  • You will be looking to complete a 12-month placement in your penultimate or final year of study, returning to your course at the end of the placement
  • Working towards a BSc in a scientific discipline such as chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, or a related field. Fields of study include (but are not limited to) Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Biology, or Biochemistry (or equivalent qualification)

How to Apply (Please Read):

Please complete the online application form by answering questions within the application and upload your CV and Cover Letter in a combined document in the ‘resume/CV’ section.

Our standard Future Talent recruitment process is: An online application, a virtual conversation and then a final assessment.

Next Steps:

In the event of your successful progression to the next stage, one of our future talent team will contact you within two - three weeks of the application closing date.

Start Date:

June 2026

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

For more Information visit our Future Talent page!

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How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.


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