Tomodinhio
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In my experience an operator job and a laboratory job are usually different.
To get a laboratory job in the pharmaceutical industry you would probably need as a minimum a National Certificate in Science. The good news is that many people that do have a laboratory job in the pharmaceutical industry are qualified in subjects as varying as analytical chemistry, applied chemistry, environmental science, forensic science, food science, clinical science and microbiology.
I started working in a pharma plant in 2000 with no qualification.
Started in the packaging floor and moved my way up.
I did the GMP and technology course in Tallaght IT at night.
3 hours 2 nights a week.
I then did the follow on degree in prarmaceutical science. I am now working in the chemistry lab. I was previously an analyst and now I am an instrument support analyst.
If you are keen on this carreer path I would reccommend doing one of the night courses to further your career and get a job on the shop floor in the mean time to keep paying the mortgage.
most companies will pay for your college fees or at least pay a percentage of them. The course in IT tallaght is about 1500 a year.
2 years for certificate and a further 1 and a 1/2 years for the ordinary degree.
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