Quality Control Laboratory Technician Apprentice

BARD PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

Cambridge (CB4 0GW)

Closes in 25 days (Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 October 2026

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Summary

Gain hands-on experience in a regulated GMP lab, learning how analytical testing and quality systems support safe, effective medicines while developing key laboratory and data integrity skills.

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Salary range is from £25,000-£30,0000

Training course
Scientist (level 6)
Hours
8.30am - 4.30pm with 1 hour lunch break.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 January 2027

Duration

5 years

Positions available

3

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will play an active role in supporting routine and project-based laboratory activities, including:

  • Performing analytical testing of raw materials, packaging components, in-process samples, and finished pharmaceutical products
  • Learning and applying GMP requirements and data integrity principles within a regulated laboratory environment
  • Supporting investigations into laboratory results, deviations, and out-of-specification (OOS) findings
  • Assisting with laboratory equipment qualification, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities
  • Developing knowledge of analytical techniques such as HPLC, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, FTIR, Dissolution Testing, Karl Fischer Titration, and wet chemistry methods
  • Contributing to laboratory continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, compliance, and performance
  • Maintaining accurate laboratory records in paper and electronic systems in accordance with regulatory requirements

Where you'll work

Napp Pharmaceutical Group Ltd, 191 Science Park, Milton Road
Cambridge
CB4 0GW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF KENT (PART OF LONDON AND SOUTH EAST UNIVERSITY GROUP)

Training course

Scientist (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identify and apply scientific approaches to solve problems, support investigations and recommend any follow-up experiments.
  • Evaluate scientific experiments using an appropriate level of qualitative and quantitative numerical analysis.
  • Critically analyse data, relevant literature and input from colleagues to inform investigations.
  • Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results in written and oral form.
  • Manage record keeping to ensure data integrity, traceability, confidentiality and adherence with appropriate regulatory requirements.
  • Promote, enact, document, and monitor the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the role.
  • Identify opportunities to challenge assumptions and apply influencing skills to make improvements, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
  • Manage work plan, prioritise tasks and evaluate progress against objectives.
  • Contribute to the development of technical projects across multi-skilled teams and share best practice across the wider business.
  • Conduct complex (chemical, or physical, or biological) scientific investigations in accordance with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
  • Identify and implement continuous performance improvement using appropriate techniques.
  • Ensure work meets environmental, risk management and sustainability requirements and regulations of the business sector.
  • Evaluate own performance and knowledge, and set personal development goals.
  • Troubleshoot equipment selection and implement sustainable solutions.
  • Identify and collaborate with key stakeholders and provide technical support and advice where required.
  • Identify how other roles in the organisation can contribute to achieving sustainability goals.
  • Select and apply equipment, techniques, and methods to ensure reliable and accurate results.
  • Undertake practical analyses and measurement and communicate the outcomes using appropriate terminology and mathematical and graphical notation.
  • Use appropriate digital solutions for the collection and analysis of data, and the retrieval of appropriate information.
  • Use communication methods suited to objective and audience.
  • Use theoretical models, often involving approximations, to make quantitative predictions.
  • Apply chemical concepts and theories to investigations.
  • Design, develop and carry out chemical science investigations.
  • Recommend synthetic pathways to target-compounds and design experimental activities to test predictions.
  • Design and deploy purification, isolation and characterisation strategies, taking account of physicochemical properties of elements and compounds.
  • Design, develop and carry out qualitative and quantitative sample preparation, chemical measurement, and analysis.
  • Critically compare the results of theoretical or computational modelling with those from experiment and observation.
  • Apply physics theories to solve problems that cross scientific discipline boundaries.
  • Apply computational techniques to analysis and model physical behaviour.
  • Apply physics concepts and theories to investigations.
  • Design, develop and carry out physics based investigations.
  • Use mathematical techniques and theories to solve physics problems.
  • Use computer programming software to solve physics based problems.
  • Critically analyse current and emerging developments in the biosciences and the contribution of Biosciences to the wider industry.
  • Apply Biological concepts and theories to investigations.
  • Design, develop and carry out biological investigations
  • Perform tasks related to sample preparation and culturing techniques.
  • Use of laboratory automation systems.
  • Perform sampling with consideration for sample variation.
  • Identify and apply scientific approaches to solve problems, support investigations and recommend any follow-up experiments.
  • Evaluate scientific experiments using an appropriate level of qualitative and quantitative numerical analysis.
  • Critically analyse data, relevant literature and input from colleagues to inform investigations.
  • Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results in written and oral form.
  • Manage record keeping to ensure data integrity, traceability, confidentiality and adherence with appropriate regulatory requirements.
  • Promote, enact, document, and monitor the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the role.
  • Identify opportunities to challenge assumptions and apply influencing skills to make improvements, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
  • Manage work plan, prioritise tasks and evaluate progress against objectives.
  • Contribute to the development of technical projects across multi-skilled teams and share best practice across the wider business.
  • Conduct complex (chemical, or physical, or biological) scientific investigations in accordance with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
  • Identify and implement continuous performance improvement using appropriate techniques.
  • Ensure work meets environmental, risk management and sustainability requirements and regulations of the business sector.
  • Evaluate own performance and knowledge, and set personal development goals.
  • Troubleshoot equipment selection and implement sustainable solutions.
  • Identify and collaborate with key stakeholders and provide technical support and advice where required.
  • Identify how other roles in the organisation can contribute to achieving sustainability goals.
  • Select and apply equipment, techniques, and methods to ensure reliable and accurate results.
  • Undertake practical analyses and measurement and communicate the outcomes using appropriate terminology and mathematical and graphical notation.
  • Use appropriate digital solutions for the collection and analysis of data, and the retrieval of appropriate information.
  • Use communication methods suited to objective and audience.
  • Use theoretical models, often involving approximations, to make quantitative predictions.

Training schedule

Apprentices will study one day a week remotely with the University of Kent. You will also be expected to attend a week long residential once every 18 months.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • - 5 GCSEs in any subject including Maths/ English (grade 4/c)
  • English (grade 4/c)
  • Maths (grade 4/c)

A Level in:

  • Any Subject (grade Must have 80 Ucas points total)
  • Biology or Physics (grade At least a D)
  • Chemistry (grade At least a D)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

This role is based on site in a regulated laboratory environment and requires accuracy, attention to detail and careful adherence to procedures. Candidates should be comfortable working with laboratory equipment, following GMP expectations and maintaining accurate records. Applicants must also be available to attend the assessment day in Cambridge.

This role is a fixed term contract.

About this employer

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company serving patients and customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. We develop, manufacture and supply high-quality medicines, with a focus on pain management, infectious diseases and other serious health conditions. Guided by our values of integrity, patient focus, collaboration, agility and high performance, we are committed to improving patients’ lives. We foster an inclusive culture where employees are supported to grow, take ownership of their development and contribute to meaningful work.

http://www.mundipharma.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

On successful completion, apprentices may be considered for permanent opportunities within the Quality Control laboratory, subject to business need and performance. The apprenticeship provides a strong foundation for progression into QC Analyst, Laboratory Technician or wider quality and technical roles within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF KENT (PART OF LONDON AND SOUTH EAST UNIVERSITY GROUP)

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059253.

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Closes in 25 days (Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 11:59pm)