Biology · Merseyside

Manufacturing Science and Technology Process Scientist Degree Apprentice- CSL Seqirus

CSL Seqirus are looking to recruit an apprentice process scientist working the Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your Career.

CSL Seqirus are looking to recruit an apprentice process scientist working the Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) Department. As part of your role, you will support routine laboratory activities for viral reassorting, genetic sequencing, virus seed manufacture, pilot scale manufacturing runs as well as project-based work. The successful applicant will be rotated through different areas of the MS&T department and will be exposed to a variety of other functions across the business.

Qualification Requirements
• 5 GCSEs at Grades C/4 or above (or equivalent) including Mathematics and English
• Will have, or are predicted, A Levels equalling 104 UCAS points, including Biology at Grade C or above plus and additional Science or Mathematics.
• Equivalent Level 3 qualifications (e.g., BTEC) will also be considered (with a minimum requirement of 104 UCAS points

Salary - £25,740 per annum

Benefits

Holiday Allowance - 27 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays
Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3%
Employee Assistance programme
On site-Parking
Onsite Canteen
Student discount card (NUS)
Dedicated mentor for the duration of your apprenticeship

Location - Renaissance Way, Speke, Liverpool L24 9JW

Working Hours
Initially Monday to Thursday, 8am – 16:45pm, Fridays, 8am – 1pm
Unpaid Lunch break, 15 minute paid break in the morning and afternoon.

Duration - 48 months

Start Date - September 2025

Interview Date - Assessment day end of April 2025

Closing Date for Applications - 3^rd April 2025

To Apply
Please click the apply now button to complete our online application form. If you have any difficulty in applying, please contact us at recruitment@cognetskills.com

Next Steps
Successful candidates will be progressed to a one way video interview, invites will be sent via email once the vacancy has closed.
The video interview will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager along with your application form to decide who is brought through to the final interview.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

The responsibilities of an apprentice process scientist include:

• Supports the day to day running of the Pilot Plant and MS&T labs.
• Supports the day to day running of seed manufacturing area.
• Maintains facility documentation in compliance with site standards Supports simple change controls for process modifications or process improvements.
• Supports colleagues in the drafting and execution of technical protocols.
• Participation in quality risk assessments
• HSE risk assessment completion, review and adherence
• Archiving of laboratory documentation,
• Ordering of reagents and consumables
• Maintenance of sample and reagent stores

The vacancy also includes rotation around different functions of the business to gain experience in multiple areas of the vaccine manufacturing process.

Candidate Requirements

Skills required

Sound knowledge of life sciences, with an interest in vaccines/pharmaceutical manufacture.
Awareness of good manufacturing practise (cGMP)
Hard-working
Attention to detail
Ability to solve problems, interact with others and manage a varied workload
Communicates with clarity, purpose and efficiently

Personal Qualities

Enthusiastic attitude and approach to teamwork with positive influencing and listening skills
High energy level; hard working; makes things happen
Demonstrates sound judgement when making decisions
Self-driven and able to set personal goals which are realistic and challenging
Change agile, flexible, and resilient
Desire to work in a laboratory environment

Training To Be Delivered

Qualification to be delivered: Laboratory Scientist BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience

Apprenticeship Standard: Laboratory Scientist Degree Apprenticeship BSc (Hons) Bioscience

Training Provider: Manchester Metropolitan University

Delivery model:

The programme is primarily taught through tutor-supported online study, part-time over four years.
Apprentices will attend a two-day induction at the University to help them get to know each other and balance undergraduate study with working full-time. They will also attend a week-long residential at our campus in central Manchester once a year, in addition to a two-day mini-residential in the first year.

Things To Be Considered

When you join CSL Seqirus, you join a team dedicated to protecting people and communities from influenza. It's a feeling of purpose and possibility that inspires us every day.

CSL Seqirus is the only influenza vaccine manufacturer with the flexibility of two industrial scale production technologies across the world with facilities in the US, UK and Australia. Our global operations team produce and distribute vaccines to protect people from seasonal and pandemic influenza across the world.

Get stuck into an apprenticeship to launch a career in anything from science and technology to quality, manufacturing operations, supply chain, regulatory affairs and many other areas.

Apprenticeship scheme, run in partnership with Cogent Skills, offers the best of both worlds. You’ll work with world-leaders in your field. You’ll study towards a nationally recognised academic qualification. And all the time, you’ll be earning a highly competitive salary.

The apprentice must be able to demonstrate the required attitudes, behaviours and interpersonal skills associated with the professional workplace. The apprentice must be willing to commit an amount of personal time to study. Please ensure you check out travel options to be able to commute to the workplace

About CSL Seqirus

At CSL Seqirus, we are driven by just one goal - to lessen the severity and impact of influenza, which can reach epidemic or even pandemic proportions with life-threatening consequences. Every year our influenza vaccines help protect millions of people. We find solutions to big, complex, challenging problems, and we see the results in the world around us. Then we do it all over again the following year.

CSL Seqirus is one of the world’s largest influenza vaccine companies. We were created when CSL Limited, acquired the Novartis influenza vaccine business and combined it with vaccine subsidiary, bioCSL.

Our long-established parent, CSL Limited, has a rich heritage in influenza dating back to the Spanish flu pandemic. Our manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Australia, has been producing flu vaccine for nearly five decades.

Now it’s joined by Seqirus Liverpool in the UK, a Centre of Excellence for egg-based influenza vaccine manufacturing. It is one of the biggest biotechnology sites in Europe and the only injectable influenza vaccine manufacturer in the UK. It also produces the only licensed adjuvanted seasonal influenza vaccine.

In addition, Seqirus has a state-of-the-art vaccine producing facility at Holly Springs site in the US. The use of a novel cell culture-based process is an alternative to traditional egg-based influenza vaccine production, and gives Seqirus vital additional capacity, particularly in the event of a pandemic.

With cutting-edge facilities, technologies, and technical expertise, Seqirus will be a reliable supplier of seasonal influenza vaccine with the ability to rapidly respond to pandemic threats.

By focusing on disease prevention, Seqirus plays a key role in the company's core mission: keeping people healthy, alleviating suffering, and enhancing quality of life.

This apprenticeship will be based at the CSL Seqirus Liverpool Influenza Production Facility in Speke, Liverpool. We are the only end to end flu manufacturing operation in the UK.

Department: Biology
Locations: Merseyside
Yearly salary: £25,740
Employment type: Apprenticeship
Company: Sequirus
Industry Sector: Life Sciences
Role Level: Level 6 Apprenticeship
Full Address: Renaissance Way, Speke, Liverpool L24 9JW

CSL Seqirus

Renaissance Way

Speke

Liverpool

L24 9JW

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Biology · Merseyside

Manufacturing Science and Technology Process Scientist Degree Apprentice- CSL Seqirus

CSL Seqirus are looking to recruit an apprentice process scientist working the Manufacturing Science and Technology (MS&T) Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your Career.

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