Laboratory Administrative Associate

Hovione is an independent family owned international group of companies. From the beginning, we have set ourselves above and apart through our innovative technological and productive capabilities, reaching a top spot in the world market as an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market.

Our people are the main asset for our continued success. Reaching over 1950 team members, from 36 different nationalities, that are located across Asia, Europe and North America (Portugal, US, Macao, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, and Switzerland), including 4 production sites.

Working at Hovione means reaching for innovation and excellence in everything we do: for our clients, our partners and, above all, our patients. That is why we are In it for life.

• Conduct routine tasks with regular supervision
• Operate basic equipment and/or machinery
• Follow detailed instructions
• Resolve routine issues and report non-routine tasks to others
• Strive for Right First Time and Productivity in all assigned tasks
• Follow safe operating and high-quality performance, alerting peers and ascending colleagues to any potential risks and suggesting optimizations or improvements
• Display professionalism to colleagues
• Maintain all checklists, laboratory records and notebooks in which he/she is involved to an acceptable standard and in accordance with Hovione internal procedures
• Maintain good hygiene and housekeeping within the laboratory
• Perform routine calibration, verification and applicable preventive/corrective maintenance of designated laboratory instruments
• Issue notifications for maintenance/repair to qualified areas, requesting consumables whenever needed
• Comply with the high standards in R&D analytical development Laboratories.
• Ensure appropriate communication with other internal departments in relation to analytical work by using the appropriate Hovione processes
• Undertake any additional tasks to support the laboratory activities as and when required
• Maintain an open communication with colleagues, identifying and reporting any production, HSE, quality or other issues to management according to the required processes
• Carry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, and to comply with environmental, health & safety rules/procedures, regulations and codes of practice.

• High School diploma (mandatory)
• Knowledge or experience of working with processes and systems utilized in a quality control or research in chemistry/food/life-sciences laboratory context (desirable)
• Capability to apply simple arithmetic
• Computer literate - Clear and open communication skills (written and verbal)
• Competent (written and verbal) English (highly desirable)

Hovione is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer

Inclusion and diversity are key to us. At Hovione, that means a work environment where differences are valued, and everyone is treated with fairness and respect. We want all our team members worldwide to feel supported, respected, and have the opportunity to achieve their full potential, regardless of their age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation or ethnicity.