OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

An excellent opportunity to work within an innovative and exciting organisation. You will be working closely with scientists, engineers and manufacturing technicians to identify and deliver important improvements in the business. You will be involved in the initial selection of which project(s) to work on and be responsible for its evaluation and potentially its implementation. You will perform all experiments, analyse the data and present the results to management.

Job description

Project Description

We have a number of potential projects within the Production process. Projects could be improvements to existing methods, process improvements to eliminate waste or increase yields, reduce lead time and or improve product quality. You will be involved in the initial project selection which will be based upon your skills and expertise.

Qualifications

This placement is part of The Scottish Life Sciences Internship Programme. The programme is only open to students in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year, who are studying an undergraduate Life Science Degree in Scotland. Candidates will be reviewed by their CV only, and can apply for a maximum of three placements. For more information please visit: Programme Overview

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

Experience in writing laboratory reports in a concise, accurate and clear style. Experience in data analysis and presentation. Use of Excel to collate, present and analyse data. Excellent communication skills, in both formal and informal situations.

Desirable Skills

Good qualifications in maths, life sciences, chemistry.

Benefits

Company benefits

• You will perform varied and interesting work across many departments that will give you a wide range of knowledge and experience.
• Running a live project using in house project management system with the support of Management will help you learn to successfully manage your time and priorities.
• You will be responsible for delivering the desired outcome of the Project Objectives.
• You will also have the opportunity to work within project teams, understanding your role within a team and supporting the project objectives.

Placement benefits

You shall be involved in daily and weekly communications where you will be required to inform various levels of staff within the organisation. This shall develop your communication and interpersonal skills in a live working environment whilst leading an important improvement.

Additional information

Location: Livingston, West Lothian

Planned interview date: TBC

Preferred start date: July/August 2016

Company information

Hyaltech is a biomedical company with more than 25 years experience in providing hyaluronic acid (HA) medical solutions. Our expertise is focused on developing and manufacturing sterile hyaluronic acid injectables for medical applications in orthopaedics, aesthetic dermatology and ophthalmology. We employee > 70 staff with 30 direct employees working throughout the Production areas of Fermentation, Formulation, filling, packing and warehouse. Other departments within the facility such as Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Quality Control and a dedicated team within our laboratory all strive to ensure Quality, cost and delivery to our customers is achieved to the highest level.

Company sector: Life Sciences

Company website: www.hyaltech.co.uk