Pharmacy & Lab Technician Jobs

Pharmacy technician and laboratory assistant roles represent a small but specialist career path, with 4 active roles currently tracked in Galway (2), Sligo (1), and Kerry (1) — a notably regional distribution that reflects the locations of Ireland's pharmaceutical and testing laboratories.

ALS Global leads with 2 positions for Speciality Laboratory Assistants at its Galway testing facility. ALS is one of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification companies, operating environmental, food safety, and pharmaceutical testing laboratories across Ireland. These roles involve sample preparation, analytical testing, and quality control procedures in a highly regulated laboratory environment.

AbbVie in Sligo recruits a Micro Analyst for its pharmaceutical manufacturing site — a role involving microbiological testing of pharmaceutical products, environmental monitoring, and sterility assurance. This position sits at the intersection of pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory science, requiring knowledge of GMP compliance and microbiological techniques including bioburden testing, endotoxin analysis, and environmental monitoring programmes.

Kerry Group has a Laboratory Assistant position at its facilities in Kerry — one of the world's largest food ingredient and flavour companies, where laboratory work focuses on food safety testing, nutritional analysis, and quality assurance for ingredients supplied to food manufacturers globally.

What qualifications do you need? A Level 6 or Level 7 qualification in pharmaceutical science, laboratory science, or a related discipline is the typical minimum. For pharmacy-specific roles, registration with the PSI (Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland) as a pharmacy technician requires completion of an approved programme. Key skills include laboratory techniques, HPLC and GC operation, sample management, data integrity practices, and familiarity with LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems). The career path runs from Laboratory Assistant through Laboratory Technician and Senior Technician to Laboratory Supervisor and Laboratory Manager — with pharmaceutical and food testing sectors offering structured career development and the stability of essential, regulation-driven employment.

While the number of active roles is small, this reflects the specialist nature of laboratory work rather than weak demand � many positions in this sector are filled through direct recruitment, word of mouth, or internal training programmes. The pharmaceutical and food testing sectors in Ireland are growing steadily, driven by increasing regulatory requirements around environmental testing, food safety certification, and pharmaceutical quality control. For those who enjoy precise, methodical laboratory work in a regulated environment, this career path offers strong job stability and clear progression through technical specialisation.