Christopher Hutchinson

Account Consultant

I've been in recruitment since 2016. I started out in Life Science and then moved into SAP. At QCS Staffing I recruit for the Life Sciences industries, sourcing professionals across the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmacetuical and Biotech sectors.

Outside of work I am a professional music producer & DJ. I’v been fortunate enough that my music has been played across the globe and I have worked and played alongside the biggest DJs in House & Tech House scene as well as running my own events across Essex and Suffolk.

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Posted 13 days ago

Business Insights Analyst

ContractCity Of London, Greater London, South East, England

Business Insights Analyst - London (hybrid) - 11 Month Contract Do you want to be involved with one of Europe’s most exciting bio-pharmaceutical manufacturers? Based in their central London offices, this is an opportunity to support Business Intelligence projects to enhance decision making for a major biotech client.This is a truly exciting project, supporting the production of lifesaving biologics-based medicines. This is a hybrid position, 2 days per week in London.What you'll do: Analysing brand and franchise performance to identify risks, opportunities, and growth levers.Translating performance data into strategic narratives that influence commercial planning.Evaluating omni-channel effectiveness and customer journey metrics to uncover behavioural drivers and friction points, informing future campaign and channel strategy and measurable improvements in customer engagement and experience.Embedding tools to support integrated performance tracking, execution visibility, and alignment across teams. What you'll need: Pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical field experience.Familiar with Veeva Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Veeva PromoMats.Market research understanding, including knowledge of market research techniques and guidelines.Knowledge of data sources, guidelines, statistical techniques, and digital tracking tools (Hotjar, Google Analytics).Familiar with Veeva Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Veeva PromoMats.Understanding of backend analytics infrastructure and visualization tools like Spotfire/Power BI. If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

Posted 15 days ago

Reliability Specialist

ContractWaterford, County Waterford, Ireland

Reliability Specialist - Ireland, Waterford - 12 Months Initial Contract Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects? When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Reliability Specialist. Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following: Develops engineering solutions to prevent repetitive failures and costly equipment problems.Maintains the Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) program such as vibration, thermography, and other predictive analyses, supporting the interpretation of the results.Analyses equipment history within the CMMS to assure effectiveness of all maintenance efforts, reducing regulatory concerns, both cGxP and EHS.Reduces and improves maintenance work, assuring efficient and reliable operation of plant, process, and equipment while protecting and prolonging the economic life of plant assets at optimal cost. Desirable Experience: Engineering degree qualification, preferably mechanical or electrical.Requires extensive professional experience.Strong proven experience working in a similar role in industrial environment or within a specialised consultancy. CMMS knowledge highly desirable. If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

Posted 15 days ago

Project Manager

ContractDublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Project Manager - Ireland, Dublin - 11 Month Initial Contract Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects? When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Project Manager. What you'll do: Project management of selected projects within the site’s project portfolio. Potential projects could include process improvements, new system deliveries, and NPI (New Product Introduction) projects. Lead / Support rapid improvement projects through the application of the most appropriate project execution methodology for the given business challenge (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, etc). Work with project sponsors at initiation to ensure the project scope is fully defined and understood. Lead project management best practices by partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure adequate project planning and on-time execution  What you'll need: Requires extensive industry experience with additional experience in managing projectsExperienced in the application of project execution methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, etc). Proficiency in the use of project management tools/software, e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.Pharmaceutical industry experience.  If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

Posted 15 days ago

Automation Engineer

ContractWaterford, County Waterford, Ireland

Automation Engineer - Ireland, Waterford - 11 Month Contract Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects? When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Automation Engineer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following: System Coordination: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for all DeltaV DCS-related projects and operations within pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.Implementation & Validation: Lead the implementation, configuration, and validation of DeltaV systems in accordance with FDA regulations, 21 CFR Part 11, and GMP guidelines.Configuration & Programming: Develop, configure, and test DeltaV control strategies, logic, and operator interfaces to meet pharmaceutical process requirements.Troubleshooting & Support: Provide expert troubleshooting and root cause analysis for DeltaV system issues, ensuring minimal downtime and compliance with quality standards. Desirable Experience: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Instrumentation, Automation, or related technical field.Extensive experience with Emerson DeltaV DCS in a pharmaceutical or highly regulated manufacturing environment.Experience with system validation lifecycle (IQ/OQ/PQ) and documentation practices.Proficiency with DeltaV software tools (Control Studio, AMS Suite, DeltaV Operate). If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

Posted 16 days ago

Process Engineer – NPI

ContractCarlow, County Carlow, Ireland

Process Engineer–NPI - Ireland, Carlow - 11 Month Contract Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects? When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a Process Engineer–NPI. Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following: The new team member will serve as technical support for new product introduction (NPI) and commercial manufacturing and will participate and/or lead cross functional or single function teams including liaising with vendors or above site groups.They will typically have prior related work experience; ideally in manufacturing, preferably GMP Setting but we will consider applicants from other working environments as long as they have technology transfer experienceDesign/Author/Review/Approve/Execute qualification/validation documentation and process development studies in line with the standard approval processPerform root cause analysis of system failures, substandard performance, using standard tools and methods, to resolve machine and system issues  Desirable Experience: Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred; ideally in a Science, Engineering, or other technical discipline Requires extensive experience ideally in manufacturing, preferably GMP Setting Knowledge of process monitoring systems, automation systems (DeltaV), operational intelligence & data systems (Pi System) within a GMP manufacturing environment would be beneficial and desirable but not a necessity Equipment and process validation Sterile filling processes and equipment If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

Posted 16 days ago

MS&T Scientist

ContractDublin, County Dublin, Ireland

MS&T Scientist - Ireland, Dublin - 11 Month Contract Do you want to be involved with exciting pharmaceutical projects? When it comes to the development and production of veterinary vaccines, our pharmaceutical client has the largest centre in the industry worldwide and is a Centre of Excellence; employing more than 1000 people. They are looking to add to their team and require a MS&T Scientist. Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following: Plan and execute upstream activities (USP) for scale-down model establishments, satellite runs and investigation/improvement studies in the MS&T lab (i.e. vial thaws, shake flask passaging, benchtop bioreactor operations including inoculation, sampling, feeding and harvest) Support the transfer of new products (NPI) into the MS&T laboratory.Provide upstream specialist support to the site and the network for non-routine analysis and troubleshooting.  Desirable Experience: Bachelor of Science degree qualification with minimum 5 years of experience, Master of Science degree qualification with extensive experience, or PhD degree qualification (scientific discipline in biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacy, process engineering or equivalent).Technical expertise with biologics drug substance upstream and downstream operations, analytical testing, process development and tech transfer.Experience working in a GMP / regulated environment is desirable. If this role is of interest to you, please apply now!#LI-CH3

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