Alexion

With 15 open positions across Dublin and Athlone, jobs at Alexion reflect the biopharmaceutical company's substantial manufacturing, quality, and clinical operations presence. Now part of AstraZeneca's rare disease division, Alexion's Irish sites produce biologics for patients with rare and devastating conditions, and the current listings are weighted toward production, quality assurance, and laboratory roles.

Manufacturing roles form the foundation of the hiring activity. The Bio-Process Technician position involves operating the company's biologics production equipment, managing electronic batch records, working with SAP materials systems, and maintaining MCS automation platforms on shift. The Bulk Drug Substance Senior Production Planner and Finished Packaging Production Planner roles sit on the supply chain side, coordinating production schedules to ensure on-time delivery of therapies that patients with conditions like paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) depend on.

Quality assurance and quality control dominate the remaining jobs at Alexion. Multiple QA Specialist and QC Analyst positions — including roles in chemistry, microbiology, and warehouse operations — support the rigorous testing and release processes required for GMP biologics manufacturing. The Cleaning Validation Senior Specialist role focuses on ensuring equipment and facilities meet contamination control standards between production campaigns. For professionals with experience in cGMP, deviation management, CAPA, or FDA/HPRA regulatory inspections, these roles offer direct involvement in ensuring product safety and efficacy.

The QA Manager, Warehouse position carries broader responsibility for quality oversight across incoming materials, storage, and distribution — a critical node in the pharmaceutical supply chain where cold chain management and serialisation compliance are paramount. This connects to the Product Traceability & Serialisation Senior Manager role, which manages track-and-trace systems across Alexion's global distribution network.

On the clinical side, the Principal Clinical Data Lead role operates within Alexion's Clinical Data Management division, overseeing data accuracy and delivery for complex rare disease studies — a role that suits experienced CDM professionals with backgrounds in EDC systems, CDISC standards, and ICH-GCP compliance.

For professionals exploring jobs at Alexion, the combination of rare disease biologics manufacturing, world-class quality systems, and AstraZeneca's global R&D pipeline makes the Dublin and Athlone operations a compelling destination within the pharma and life sciences sector.