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Student Placement
Specials Lab

Student Placement:

Vacation placements are available for 6-week periods. We welcome applications from Pharmacy undergraduate students who are interested in opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry. We are flexible with regard to when the placements are scheduled and likewise, if students are not available for the full 6 weeks we can accommodate shorter placements. Following a work placement at The Specials Laboratory we are confident that you will have gained practical experience of manufacturing, have a clear understanding of roles for graduates within the industry and be able to demonstrate a greater knowledge of general principles of GMP.

Position Involves:

Working across a variety of departments, you will gain valuable insight into the following areas – Quality Assurance, Documentation (including order taking, change control and error monitoring), Manufacture/Extemporaneous Dispensing and Warehouse & Distribution.

We are accepting applications for Summer 2009.

PHARMACY STUDENTS – SUMMER PLACEMENTS WORK PROGRAM 

WEEK 1

CUSTOMER SERVICES & GOODS IN
   
DAY 1 Into to TSL (H&S/HR/GMP/SOPs) & Customer Services
DAY 2 Customer Services
DAY 3 Customer Services
DAY 4 Warehouse Goods In
DAY 5 QC Raw Materials
   
 WEEK 2  UNIT 1 MANUFACTURE
   
DAY 1 Dispensary & Washroom
DAY 2 Dispensary & Washroom
DAY 3 Dispensary & Washroom
DAY 4 Externals Production
DAY 5 Externals Production
   
 WEEK 3  UNIT 1 MANUFACTURE
   
DAY 1 Externals Production
DAY 2 Coal Tar Production
DAY 3 Coal Tar Production
DAY 4 Coal Tar Production
DAY 5 Internals Production
   
 WEEK 4  UNIT 6 PRODUCTION
   
DAY 1 Warehouse (Unit 1 & 6)
DAY 2 Warehouse (Unit 1 & 6)
DAY 3 Unit 6 Production (intro to Steriles)
DAY 4 Unit 6 Production (theory of autoclaves)
DAY 5 Unit 6 Packaging
   
 WEEK 5  MICROBIOLOGY
   
DAY 1 Intro to Micro Lab
DAY 2 Environmental Monitor
DAY 3 Environmental Monitor
DAY 4 Micro Lab ID
DAY 5 Micro Lab ID
   
 WEEK 6  ANALYTICAL AND GENERAL QA
   
DAY 1 Chem Lab (pH, Conductivity, UV)
DAY 2 Chem Lab (HPLC)
DAY 3 Chem Lab (FTIR)
DAY 4 QA (SOPS, GMP DEVS, CHANGE)
DAY 5 QA (Regulatory) & Unit 6 Test Questionnaire
 
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